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Methuselah Tree, The World's Oldest Tree, Is 4,855 Years Old — And Still Alive in The White Mountains of California

Humans may desire immortality, but it is trees that are garnering more success in this pursuit. One of them is now nearly five centuries old, having witnessed all the ups and downs of multiple ...
Yahoo

Commentary: Will Methuselah, a tree standing for nearly 5,000 years, survive modern humanity's ravages?

The Discovery Trail at the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains in Inyo County, Calif., seen on Oct. 13. (Paul Thornton / Los Angeles Times) While every responsible citizen was ...
Fox 5 San Diego

There’s a tree in California that’s older than the Egyptian pyramids

Video above: This Nexstar Media video provides safety tips for visiting national parks. BIG PINE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered ...
Forbes

Meet The World’s Oldest Tree — Nearly 5,000 Years Old And Born Before The Pyramids

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Trees older than empires are not as rare as you might think ...
The Forward

Jesus may have eaten dates, but Jews grew them

Did Jesus love dates? We may never know, but a BBC documentary short asks the question, spurred by the fruit of the Methuselah date tree, which was germinated from an ancient seed found dried in the ...
EurekAlert!

Methuselah, a Judean date palm tree included in the study. (IMAGE)

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The Hill

The tree in California that’s older than the Egyptian pyramids

BIG PINE, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s nearly 5,000 years old. Known as the ...
Los Angeles Times

Will Methuselah, a tree standing for nearly 5,000 years, survive modern humanity’s ravages?

While every responsible citizen was fixated on election returns this week, my mind was high on a mountainside almost midway up California’s border with Nevada. It was there, last October at roughly 10 ...