The oldest tree in the world

Gran Abuelo in Chile

Our colleague Jonathan Barichivich has estimated the age of this alerce at 5,484 years.

Article in The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/23/gran-abuelo-chile-world-oldest-living-tree-alerce

French podcast:

Au Chili, Gran Abuelo est désormais le plus vieil arbre du monde

Video in Aljazeera:

Exhibition/Festival in Austria:

https://ars.electronica.art/planetb/de/lanilawal/