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View full size image. Until 2013, the oldest individual tree in the world was Methuselah, a 4,845-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) in the White Mountains of California.nd on the other side of the world, in an Andes Mountains grove in Chile, we have a 3,642-year-old Patagonian cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides). The ancient specimen, which is sometimes called the Alerce (alerce is a common Spanish name for F. cupressoides), is the third-oldest tree to have its exact age calculated.
Interesting Information About Plant: When it comes to the Ginkgo biloba, it has a pretty interesting history. The Ginkgo tree is the oldest living tree in the world and the only surviving member of the Ginkgo family.Because of this the tree is referred to as a âliving fossilâ.It supposedly has been around since the time of the dinosaurs, and one tree in China is about 3,500 years old.The tree species is native to Southeast Asia, but was brought over to the US in 1784. Some meanings behind the word Ginkgo, âsilver apricotâ, and biloba, two-lobedâ, which comes from a Japanese origin.he Ginkgo tree is the oldest living tree in the world and the only surviving member of the Ginkgo family. Because of this the tree is referred to as a âliving fossilâ. It supposedly has been around since the time of the dinosaurs, and one tree in China is about 3,500 years old.