10 oldest trees

10. CB-90-11

A living tree.

• age: 2,464 years
• type: English pine
• location: Colorado (United States)

9. BLK227

A living tree.

• age: 2,646 years
• type: swamp cypress
• location: Black River, North Carolina (United States)

8. Scofield Juniper

A dead tree.

• age: 2,675 years
• type: Juniperus grandis
• location: Sierra Nevada, California (United States)

7. CMC 3

A dead tree.

• age: 3,033 years
• type: Giant sequoia
• location: Sierra Nevada, California (United States)

6. D-23

A dead tree.

• age: 3,075 years
• type: Giant sequoia
• location: Sierra Nevada, California (United States)

5. D-21

A dead tree.

• age: 3 220 years
• type: Giant sequoia
• location: Sierra Nevada, California (United States)

4. CBR26

A dead tree.

• age: 3,266 years
• type: Giant sequoia
• location: Sierra Nevada, California (United States)

3. Gran Abuelo

A living tree.

• age: 3 650 years
• type: Cypress Ficroia
• location: Alerce Costero National Park, Los Rios (Chile)

2. Methuselah

It is the oldest still living tree in the world with verified age.

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• age: 4 853 years
• type: Large-flowered pine
• location: White Mountains, California (United States)

1. Prometheus

The tree was cut down by Donald Rusk Currey in 1964.

• age: over 4,900 years
• type: Large-flowered pine
• location: Wheeler Peak, Nevada (United States)