Oldest Tree In The World Found: It's Called Great-Grandfather and Is 5,484 Years Old

Chilean scientists have identified a four-metre-thick Patagonian cypress known as the Great-Grandfather to be the world’s oldest living tree, beating the current record-holder by over 600 years.

As he has not yet been able to fully count the year rings of the tree, Barichivich has not yet published an estimate of the age of the tree in a scientific journal, but as he has indicated, he is hoping to make up for it in the coming months. If the results are confirmed, Alerce Milenario would be 600 years older than the 4,853-year-old smooth pine known as Methuselah in California, which is currently considered to be the world's oldest tree.