The oldest tree in the world is found in Chile and how it survived until today (PHOTO)

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The oldest tree in the world is found in Chile and how it survived until today
The oldest tree in the world

Researchers have called it "Great Grandfather". The cypress is 5,848 years old and stands in a remote rainforest in southern Chile, in Patagonia.

This tree is 28 meters tall and has a diameter of about 4 meters. Although it looks crushed from the outside, it houses within itself and around it, many types of plants, and even other trees, that have grown in its recesses, according to Urban life

But how has it survived until today?

An important role has been played by its location, 800 kilometers from Santiago de Chile, in the Los Rios region.

Moreover, it is located inside a wet crevasse, which has protected it over the years from both fires and sawmillers.

The location of this tree is known to everyone, as it has been in a frequented park for decades and tourists take a piece of its bark as souvenirs.

Until this tree's age was discovered, the world's oldest tree was thought to be a 4,854-year-old pine that lived in the White Mountains of eastern California.



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