Trees can grow to become some of the oldest living organisms on our planet. In fact, the average redwood lifespan is around 800 to 1,500 years, with some able to span 2 millenia. But now in southern Chile, a cypress may be about to become the oldest tree in the world.
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00:00Trees can grow to become some of the oldest living organisms on our planet in fact the average redwood
00:07lifespan is around 800 to 1500 years with some able to span two millennia but now in southern
00:14Chile a cypress may be about to become the oldest tree in the world this is what has been nicknamed
00:19great-grandfather and experts say they believe it's at least 5,000 years old the trunk alone
00:25is some 13 feet thick standing 92 feet tall the current oldest tree in the world is a great
00:30basin bristlecone pine in California that tree is believed to be 4850 years old meaning if verified
00:36this one would beat that living fossil by at least 50 years the tree was discovered way back in 1972
00:42and the park ranger who discovered it wanted to keep it a secret in order to keep it safe that
00:47didn't happen and in recent years the park has had to increase its rangers to increase protection of
00:51the tree experts say these trees are nature's most fittest athletes surviving for millennia
00:56and trapping the secrets of each year within their storied rings