oldest tree
First-planted still standing
The oldest tree is the one that has lived longest, whether in a forest, a region, or the world.
Context determines scope: the oldest tree in the park, the oldest tree on Earth.
The phrase often appears in discussions of ancient specimens like bristlecone pines, some exceeding four thousand years.
- ancientVery old indeed
- MethuselahScriptural longevity exemplar
- bristleconeLong-lived high-altitude pine
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- White MountainsNortheast American mountain range
rings · gnarled · bark · roots · deep roots · centuries · millennia · forest · redwood · sequoia · trunk · wisdom · growth · weathered · towering · survivor · still standing · timber
- World Recordstallest person, oldest person, longest hair, longest beard, longest tongue
- animal recordsfastest animal, fastest land animal, longest snake, longest tongue, highest jump
- recordsbirth records, world record, record, Guinness, documents