What are the oldest trees on earth

The tree is a true friend of the human being to follow life on earth. It also serves to prevent the collapse of mountainous terrain and supplies us with wood to heat us, to build furniture, etc. Below we show you which are the trees that can live the longest on the planet. Very interesting and useful information. The oldest trees are sequoias, fig trees, alerce, pista aristata, beech, linden and ivy among others.

The Sequoia

The Sequoia is the oldest tree on the planet Earth, the estimated age that can probably live is 4000 years and the one that has been verified scientifically is 2300 years. The Sequoias are trees that only live in North America.

The Fig trees

They are trees that live a lot of years, around 2000 years and live in India the oldest ones that have been found.

The oaks

The oaks are trees that can live more than 1500 years and that the oldest on the planet are located in Lower Saxony.

The pines and Cembra

The pines and Cembra are trees that can live almost 1000 years and the place where the oldest ones on earth have been found is in Switzerland.

How to verify the age of a tree

It is enough to count the " rings " visible on the cross section of the trunk. This does not mean that it is necessary to count a tree to know its age: it will be enough to observe the trunks cut by the normal alterations of the forests. Thus, a sequoia will have its 3500 rings.