1. Norway Spruce



Considered to be the oldest tree in the world is the Norway spruce or Picea abies which is 9,550 years old. It was named Old Tjikko. The tree stands 5 meters (16 ft) tall and is located on Fulu Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden. For thousands of years, the tree appeared in a stunted shrub formation due to the harsh extremes of the environment in which it lives. During the warming of the last century, the tree has sprouted into a regular tree formation.

2. Great Basin Bristlecone Pine



The second oldest tree is the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine known as Methuselah is 4,844 years old. Great Basin bristlecone pines are remarkable for their great age and their ability to survive adverse growing conditions. In fact, it seems one secret to their longevity is the harsh environment in which most bristlecone pines grow.

3. Alerce



This Alerce or Fitzroya cupressoides is the species with the third oldest verified age, a specimen in Chile being measured by ring count as 3,622 years old.

4. Giant Sequoia



The fourth oldest three is the Giant Sequoia or Sequoiadendron giganteum which is 3,266 years old.

5. Huon Pine



The fifth oldest tree is the Huon Pine or Lagarostrobos franklinii with an age of 2,500 years. This Tasmania’s endemic tree is famous around the world as an extremely durable boat-building timber and as a beautiful, golden-colored, easily workable furniture timber. Its durability is due to the presence of unique oil, methyl euganol, which permeates the wood, making it virtually impervious to rot and giving the timber a distinctive sweet smell.

6. Rocky Mountains Bristlecone Pine



And the sixth oldest tree is the Rocky Mountains Bristlecone Pine which is 2,435 years old. This is a pine in the bristlecone pine group, native to the U.S., where it occurs in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and northern New Mexico, with an isolated population in the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona. It occurs at very high altitudes, from 2,500-3,700 meters, in cold, dry sub-alpine climate conditions, often at the tree line, although it also forms extensive closed-canopy stands at somewhat lower elevations. Other species suspected of reaching exceptional age include European Yew or plicata. The oldest reported age for an angiosperm tree is 2,293 years for the Sri Maha Sacred Fig (Ficus religiosa) planted in 288 B.C. at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka; this is also the oldest human-planted tree with a known planting date.

7. Montezuma Cypress



The stoutest tree in the world is the Montezuma cypress with a diameter at breast height or dbh of 11.62 meters (38.1 ft). It is located in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is popularly known as the Tule Tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa Maria del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It has the stoutest trunk of any tree in the world.

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   Giant Sequoia



The second stoutest tree in the world is the General Grant Tree a Giant Sequoia or Sequoiadendron giganteum with a dbh of 8.85 meters (29 ft) located in the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National park. The General Grant tree stands 81.1 meters and its diameter is 8.85 meters. Its circumference at the base including broad root buttresses is 32.8 m (108 ft). It has an estimated age of 1,650 years.

9. Coast Redwood



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The third stoutest tree in the world is this Coast Redwood or Sequoia sempervirens with a dbh of 7.44 meters (24.4 ft). It is located in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, United States.

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