The Olive tree of Vouves in Crete is still going strong after thousands of years. A recent study has revealed its true age.

The world's oldest living tree is "Methuselah." The tree's exact age is unknown, but experts believe it has been alive for close to 5,000 years, the U.S. Forest Service told USA TODAY in an email.

Unearth the oldest trees in the world, some over 4,000 years old, are living testaments to Earth's history. Among them are ...

Some national parks, like Sequoia and Redwood, are known for their ancient trees. But the world's oldest tree was from neither of those parks.

Jōmon Sugi, the oldest and largest cryptomeria tree in Yakushima, Japan, dates back at least 2,000 years and contributes to the island's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. View Article ...

The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine, with many trees dating back around 4,000 years. The oldest tree is named Methuselah and it dates back nearly 5,000 years.

World's oldest rocks could shed light on how life emerged on Earth — and potentially beyond Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert ...

Similarly, Peter Brown, who has produced a database of the oldest trees on Earth and serves as Guinness World Records’ consultant on the oldest tree, told The San Francisco Chronicle that the ...

World's 'oldest' tree able to reveal planet's secrets. Valdivia (Chile) (AFP) – In a forest in southern Chile, a giant tree has survived for thousands of years and is in the process of being ...

A Patagonian cypress known as Lañilawal or Alerce Milenario may be the oldest tree on Earth. One researcher estimates it sprouted more than 5,000 years ago, well before the Great Pyramid of Giza ...

An Inland Empire city has approved a development project within 450 feet of the third oldest known living organism in the world — a sprawling, shrub-like oak tree that is more than 13,000 years ...

No, the world's oldest tree has not been accidentally cut down by loggers in the Amazon. Reports appear to have stemmed from a hoax website. Lizzie Dearden. Wednesday 10 December 2014 13:35 GMT.