The oldest tree on earth

There are a lot of trees in the Pacific Northwest and while some of those trees are old growth - for the most part, they're fairly young twigs compared to the old man currently still alive in the White Mountains of California.

In Nevada, a tree by the name of Methuselah was germinated in the year 2,832 BC, giving it a grand old age of 4,840 years old. So basically this tree has been around for a large bulk of the rise of human civilization.


While there's certain root systems that are older, one in Norway is estimated to be around 10,000 years old and there's a clonal colony of trees that is estimated to be a living organism that is around one million years old in Utah (no it's not Karl Malone).

But the longest standing tree has to go to Methuselah. However, it hasn't been confirmed yet if Joe Paterno was born before the tree was germinated.

And since it's in Nevada, I'm sure it gets a senior discount at the casino buffets.

The exact location of Methuselah is kept secret so it doesn't get vandalized, or so telemarketers don't get it caught up in a pyramid scheme.