10 Oldest Trees in the World
Old Tjikko
Age: 9,550 years
Species: Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
Location: Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden
Still Alive: Yes
Old Tjikko
When Old Tjikko was first discovered in Sweden in 2008, it was declared the world’s oldest tree and estimated to be about 10,000 years old. While Old Tjikko has come to be known as the “world’s oldest tree” it is not quite as old as the Jurupa Oak (over 13,000 years), which was discovered a year later.
Also, Tjikko is only an eighth of the age of 80,000-year old Pando!
Like both of those older trees, Old Tjikko is also a clone, but it isn’t a colony like Pando and the Jurupa Oak — instead, Old Tjikko regenerates new trunks, branches, and roots in the same spot.
The root system of Old Tjikko is about 10,000 years old, while its trunks usually only survive for about 600 years before a new clone tree resprouts in its place.
Age: 9,550 years
Species: Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
Location: Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden
Still Alive: Yes
Old Tjikko
When Old Tjikko was first discovered in Sweden in 2008, it was declared the world’s oldest tree and estimated to be about 10,000 years old. While Old Tjikko has come to be known as the “world’s oldest tree” it is not quite as old as the Jurupa Oak (over 13,000 years), which was discovered a year later.
Also, Tjikko is only an eighth of the age of 80,000-year old Pando!
Like both of those older trees, Old Tjikko is also a clone, but it isn’t a colony like Pando and the Jurupa Oak — instead, Old Tjikko regenerates new trunks, branches, and roots in the same spot.
The root system of Old Tjikko is about 10,000 years old, while its trunks usually only survive for about 600 years before a new clone tree resprouts in its place.
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12 February 2023
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