Oldest and Biggest Trees in the World - Baobab, Redwood and Bristlecone Pine

Oldest and Biggest Trees in the World

- Baobab, Redwood and Bristlecone Pine

Researched by Dr Abe V Rotor

Few trees live in isolation. One of them is the baobab (Adansonia digitata) found in South Africa claimed to be 6000 years old (1000 years at least by Carbon dating). In The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint- Exupery, the baobab is feared because it could destroy the small planet of the little prince. The tree was also featured as movie background of The Gods Must be Crazy.

Sequoioideae, popularly known as redwoods, is a subfamily of coniferous trees within the family Cupressaceae. It includes the largest and tallest trees in the world.

Remains of a once towering redwood, one of the tallest and oldest trees in the world. It is believed it was already bearing cones at the time of Christ.

Standing redwood trees showing massive trunks

The General Sherman, a California giant sequoia, is the largest

 in the world at 52,508 cubic feet (1,487 cubic meters). Internet

 The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) has been deemed the oldest tree in existence, reaching an age of over 5,000 years old. The bristlecone pine's success in living a long life can be attributed to its ability to adapt with the harsh conditions it lives in. Internet

 

Redwood bonsai; redwood seedling. ~