'Oldest living thing on earth' discovered in Chile

[@nebtheweb8885]

If this tree is 5,484 years old, that means that Otzi the iceman, who is 5,300 years old, was born when this tree was 184 years on the planet already.

[@randybaumery5090]

It sprouted whenever Cain killed Abel, I'll wager.

[@ejkk9513]

I share DNA with Otzi. Although I'm sure alot of people do.

[@goodboygaming1473]

@@ejkk9513 we both share DNA man.... we all have a common ancestor

[@tdawg719]

Wow great math man!

[@randybaumery5090]

I never gave any thought to how old trees may be until actor William Dafoe was talking about them in the movie titled Daybreakers.

[@StuffandThings_]

Chile never seems to get the respect it deserves for preserving its forests - temperate rainforests, no less, which tend to be felled quite enthusiastically. Some day I'd love to visit the Valdivian temperate rainforests, such a strange and wonderful landscape of ancient species, very old trees, and odd plants. Here in the Pacific Northwest, they cut down almost all the giant Douglas firs, including the largest tree ever reliably measured (the Nooksack Giant). They're still felling 1000+ year old cedars on Vancouver Island...

[@nholmes86]

and with the thing called thing will never happen

[@nielskjr5432]

Oh no! Really terrible.

[@peterbeater012]

What a bunch of tree huggers!

[@IdrisFashan]

Canada has a terrible environmental record. Once you unpack the data, it’s hard to ignore.

[@IdrisFashan]

@@peterbeater012 clean air and water is for hippies! Who wants their kids to outlive their parents… that’s stupid. 🙄

[@davewilson9738]

Whether or not it is 5500 years old or not, we are looking at a living being that has lived hundreds of our lifetimes and that is amazing.

[@eustaciogriego1912]

Nature can be wonderful if we treated fair. That’s One reason i believe trees are the wisest species on this planet.

[@jamesbizs]

LOL what? How long do you think a human life time is? Even if it’s only 50 years, it’s still not “hundreds”. Let’s assume the smallest hundreds is just 200. Humans only live 27 years?

[@therealPman219]

@@jamesbizswrong, the average lifespan for MANY centuries was in the 20s and 30s, only in the past few centuries has the average lifespan exceeded 50

[@davewilson9738]

@@jamesbizs it's amazing to think that tree will outlive you and I and many more to come. It's just amazing that nature puts all of its longevity into a tree rather than us.

[@drewlomite]

It's living, but it is not a "living being" as it has no consciousness, awareness, mind, or soul.

[@SamuelHiti]

Keep the park closed. Tourism will ruin and destroy it!

[@innertubez]

Totally agree. Most humans can't be trust to obey a stop sign. They will ruin these beautiful areas for sure.

[@MarioMan-YZ]

At this point someone has to be made as an example on what happens if they cant keep thier hands off. Like a sign that says, "This is Adam, Adam touched the tree, Adam got shot in the hands, Dont be like Adam"

[@otisvonschmuckle3956]

Stop making videos about stuff like this and see if knuckleheads can still ruin it for a picture on a telephone.

[@WildBikerBill]

@@MarioMan-YZ It's more effective if you omit 'in the hands'.

[@bobsilentjay7169]

You only have to see what the idiots did to the tree on Hadrians Wall. Humans can't be trusted

[@MarlaBlair-ys2zu]

Close the park permanently and make videos of the interesting features and the giant trees. People can watch them in the visitors center. Keep the feet and vandals away from the trees and fragile environment.

[@StillmanSpinningSteel]

The vandals are majority government payed gangs/thugs. So you people beg for more fences to be put up and regulations to be enforced. You want freedom yet you build your own prisons *transforming sounds*

[@s4m1r_65]

The fact that that tree has been around for most of human civilization is fantastic.

[@rc3291]

We know civilization existed in some form for at least18k years

[@luckypatel6849]

@@rc3291 noop they were small settlements... Civilization only started some 4 to 5 thousand year ago

[@rc3291]

@@luckypatel6849 Any settlements would be civilization.

[@luckypatel6849]

@@rc3291 large settlements of people living together.... Not any

[@sumdumbmick]

you don't appear to understand how old human civilization is. it's maybe around half as old as societies sedentary enough to have penned domesticated animals. about 1/3 as old as pottery. you're listening to young earthers too much.

[@katabeatriz.bp.2764]

I've visited this park twice, everytime I got to see the "abuelo" it's just magnificent. The tree is so big and wonderfull. Speechless.

[@colatf2]

it's incredible that it doesn't seem to be more protected! There was a cypress tree in Florida where I live that was destroyed accidentally by a drug addict. It was called "The Senator" or "The Big Tree" and it was estimated to be 3,500 years old. Old trees are so beautiful and it would pain me to see Abuelo be destroyed so needlessly

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

last time i visited it, i cut a wedge out of it and took it home with me. was there a 1' chunk missing when you visited?

[@707josh]

@@colatf2 drug addicts and tourists should be shot dead. Stay where you belong

[@ayoreyesu]

@@FingerinUrDaughter you're so unfunny

[@panchulo12]

@@FingerinUrDaughter ¿realmente lo hiciste ctm?

[@zsong9600]

I believe it to be of the utmost importance that preserve all the remaining old-growth forests that are left. It is insane that we don't.

[@MysticMonkeyMiracle]

I agree.

[@coolbuddydude1]

Why?

[@plz1277]

@more serenity I think on the contrary. The people that do this do it with deliberation, because of money/greed! Likely the people that authorized the felling, live thousands of miles away in a mansion

[@frankhernandez6524]

@Z song This beautiful planet will be here millions of years more, humanity can’t even take care of their own and you expect us to help a self correcting system called earth to preserve itself. Lithium is damaging this planet 10x worse than oil drilling, I suggest you go do some more research. This planet will be fine, the people are what will have a hard time here, it’s called nature.

[@Mrbfgray]

@More Serenity! It appears the Amazon was more deforested 500 plus yrs ago with all the cities that were once there, now visible via lidar. Apparently they were all exterminated, like most "American" (Italian name) natives, by introduction of Euro pathogens of course. Jungle may have been more an orchard/farm in wide swaths.

[@CLPanda98]

Just so people understand, like they said it's the oldest "non clonal" living tree, the actual oldest living thing is pando a clonal tree that's estimated to be about 14,000 years old currently, there is also a glass sea sponge estimated to be about 11,000 years old.

[@sharkbark2000]

I remember these forests used to be a part of the tropical Antarctica before breaking off from south America. Its actually really cool that you get to see what Antarctica's forests used to look like before freezing.

[@craiganthonyfutch]

Truly

[@SoulRocketMan]

Lol. Can you prove it?

[@colincolenso]

That supposed break apart was 57 million years ago mor0n.

[@DR_1_1]

@@colincolenso Don't insult the OP without checking, maybe... Cypress trees are supposed to be very ancient... their ancestor(s) already present on Pangea 150+ millions of years ago!

[@seeharvester]

There might be a hidden world with those trees still growing under the ice cap. And aliens.

[@ldawg7117]

The fact that this has been around since roughly 1000 years before the pyramids is utterly mind blowing. Edit: HOLY Sh*t! I know!! They could be older! I watch documentaries too.. I just made a generalized statement, admiring the age of the tree..

[@calebmahoney2448]

I mean that depends on when you think the pyramids were built. Modern debates have about a 10k year window. This tree is still crazy!

[@joshuaortiz2031]

@@calebmahoney2448 that tree was def still around before the ancient Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, Babylonians. Which is insane.

[@dennishanton3181]

The pyramids are older than what you're saying.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

@@calebmahoney2448 The oldest Egyptian pyramid (Djoser's) has been built around 2650 BCE. There are some predecessors which may or may not be classified as pyramids from the First Dynasty 300 years earlier, but that's it - that's the oldest date you can debate about.

[@calebmahoney2448]

@@eljanrimsa5843 yeah that’s highly debatable, for multiple reasons.

[@MotivationalStation7]

Patagonia is beautiful beyond belief.

[@MetalizedButt]

And now the brand is ruined by douchebag hypebeasts wearing the t-shirts having no clue 😂

[@Loweredexpectationss]

When I was little, we spent a lot of time on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains here in Alberta, Canada. I used to avoid walking on the pine trees roots as I decided that they were the trees feet and that I, personally, wouldn’t want someone coming into my home to step on my feet lol To this day, I STILL walk around these big ol’ exposed roots within the forest. Funny how some things can stick with ya when ya get older. I would love to meet old G’pa in Chile. Imagine the stories he could tell if ya just shut up long enough to listen.

[@angelwithbrokenwings2456]

W.

[@joprouse2132]

Help

[@md.abutahirchowedhury4094]

Hello

[@nancymcgee4776]

That would be an excellent tattoo! A small one for the memory!

[@aoutnumberedlion261]

Lmao! Yer name haha......

[@CookChad]

there's another old tree located in crete greece estimated about 4.000 to 5.000 years old still producing olives there are several olive trees that are really old in our island

[@juswolf22]

Imagine how much life it’ll add to us if we ate a olive from that tree

[@CookChad]

@@juswolf22 they harvest the olives every year it's no different than other olive trees of similar type

[@juswolf22]

@@CookChad trees contain knowledge. The information your cells are intaking from that specific tree would be astounding.

[@lechatquilit]

Don't tell this guy which island you're from -- he'll come and eat your tree! 😋 😱 😆

[@jacobbeeson758]

1:58 “This completely burnt stump indicates the tree was once on fire.”

[@GenericYoutubeGuy]

(In other words someone tried to burn it)

[@MrTL3wis]

That whole section was bizarre. There were no rings to see. It was just charred wood.

[@treefarm3288]

Put a fence around it and keep the exact location secret. This was done with the Wollomi pines in NSW, Australia, and did protect them from humans.

[@P4hko]

Putting a fence around is like putting up a sign unless you can have some people around

[@paulmitford5189]

@@P4hko An electric fence with barbed wire and a dozen Rottweilers would deter most idiots.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

The Wollemi pines still got infected with mould, probably from unauthorized visitors.

[@thatdude3977]

Protect from whote people... I'm sure aboriginals gave the trees the respect it deserves... aboriginals were very in tune with nature... then the diseased ones showed up thinking God gave them everything 🤡

[@cliffordbowman6777]

Probably your snakes spiders and lord knows what else that actually keeps it safe

[@josephsmith3908]

Chile has some of the world's most beautiful landscapes

[@tyson9419]

I really want to go there. They have amazing surf too.

[@exeterd9]

@@tyson9419 one of the only places you can get some amazing surfing waves and surf sand dunes in the same day

[@707josh]

@@tyson9419 you’re white

[@jinglemyberries866]

@@707josh you're black

[@ayoreyesu]

You can come anytime guys, you won't be disappointed, our landscapes are really something out of this world

[@chewy99.]

There’s probably a 6,000 year-old plant out there somewhere.

[@WinkLinkletter]

Possibly 8000+ year old fungus in Oregon.

[@titiplex1134]

There's Pando which is theorized to be around 80k y

[@joshb6470]

probably in one of the tupperware containers I have in the back of the fridge I'm afraid to open

[@OutHereOnTheFlats]

@@WinkLinkletter came here to say that.

[@OutHereOnTheFlats]

@@titiplex1134 Maybe. the only issue I have with that it somehow would have had to survive the last Glacial Maximum in North America. I have a hard time believing that.

[@amberandrews6842]

Beautiful tree. Beautiful forest. I hope they continue to respect and care for it! 🥰🥰🥰

[@sbdiaries]

It's really great 👍 to hear that this beautiful old tree 🌳 has been standing here for so long. Let's hope it continues to live a long life 🙏 🌳👍. Greetings from England 🇬🇧 Simon and Beth ❤❤❤❤

[@noblefir9106]

It totally agree that protecting the small scraps of ancient forest that remain, compared to historic coverage, around the world is cruical.

[@paulsawczyc5019]

You don't do that by giving away the location of rare trees.

[@iliveinthe80s38]

It is sad that's the people who make this video gave the location of the trees away is very sad.

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

That's where that guy who started "Patagonia" clothing put his money.

[@joeh5538]

Hear that guys? He finally agreed now we can do it!

[@UgandanAirForce]

When the Romans successfully conquered Egypt the pyramids were already considered to be ancient in those days being built over 2,000 years prior. The fact that this tree is 1,000 older than those pyramids is insane.

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

Yep. Cleopatra lived closer in time to us than to the early pharaos.

[@krono5el]

Also plenty of Pyramids in the Americas older than those in africa.

[@joshuajuarez3471]

Talking about a tree that was freshly cut down.

[@legendarybelt]

It's sad to see how some tourist can just cut out a tree like that. Like, what do you think you'll gain from it? Immortality? Fame?

[@_Adrian_Llarena_]

Imagine if that tree can speak. How many stories about the things it witnessed it could talk about.

[@maywalker997]

Probably actually not that many stories featuring humans. A lot of these oldest trees are in extremely remote locations, so most of the trees stories would probably be about animals, weather and other trees. If a tree has too many stories to tell about people, it's usually not got long left to live.

[@cyborgar15]

Yes, all about the birds that crapped on it..

[@unholyrevenger72]

it would take days to just say Hello.

[@isharted7622]

It wood say just leaf me alone…

[@M3sierr]

@@isharted7622 get out

[@mackenzeeeeznekcam8029]

Scientist: "hey this tree is the oldest living thing ever". Other scientist: "Let's poke a hole in it!".

[@jamielove6166]

2030 scientist "wow this tree was 5000 years old, survived hot/cold years, fire, lightning but 8 year ago someone bored a hole thru it"

[@butwhatsoutthere]

A healthy conifer should fill the hole from an increment borer very quickly with resin to prevent any sort of infection. At least with the trees that I know. And astonishingly it did look quite healthy for 5500 years

[@mcsmith732]

I know. Humans, right?

[@erlinacobrado7947]

Pretty sure if they've gotten that old, they're really healthy af and can easily withstand a very small bore on them. Trees aren't people or animals, they don't become more delicate or unhealthy as they grow old, quite the reverse in fact.

[@blitztim6416]

It doesn’t harm the tree. Look up Cambium layer

[@michaelhyland7166]

Does drilling a core hole to the center of the tree make it vulnerable to parasites, bacteria?

[@NickRoman]

yeah, I feel like, let's just leave it alone for another couple hundred years and we'll probably find a better way. What's the hurry?

[@patrickmartell9907]

Seems like a bad idea.

[@donniebunkerboi9975]

Mr. Simpleton, what makes you think they didn't plug it?

[@michaelhyland7166]

@@donniebunkerboi9975 assuming they plugged it, I’m still curious. Is it potentially bad for the tree?

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

the hole is OBVIOUSLY plugged and its 5mm........like,smaller than a pencil in diameter you really think anyone doing environmental studies would overlook something like this?

[@billwhite1603]

But most scientists, especially astronomers, of the last 25-30 years, they have gone after what they WANT the outcome to be, instead of the observe, theory, hypothesis, then impartial experiment of a bygone era.

[@demonhalo67]

This tree was a sapling back when tribes hunted with sticks and painted their faces blue. Incredible.

[@tylerbhumphries]

This is so cool. I’m taking care of an older tree in my backyard. I recently inherited my parents/grandparents house and I’m in the process of renovating it. I have a tree in my back yard that’s just a baby compared to this. I believe my tree is around 200 or more years old because my house is built where there used to be a forest. Before the civil war (in the US) the land was trimmed down to start expanding the city but my area was left as a private estate with a private “park” attached to it until the land was broken down and sold into individual parcels after the civil war ended. My house is 123 years old and I’m pretty sure the tree was already there before the house was built.

[@goodboygaming1473]

What kind of tree it is??

[@tylerbhumphries]

@@goodboygaming1473 I have no clue. Right now I’m cleaning out my basement and backyard because I’m in St. Louis, Missouri, USA and we recently had really bad floods. My house was severely damaged. As we clean up, I’m going to find out what type of tree it is so I can find ways to make sure it stays healthy. It’s massive. If it falls it’ll take out my house and two others.

[@MangaGamified]

It might have a ghost or spirit residing in it.

[@digidrum2003]

Forget Disneyland or other tourist attractions....I would love to visit this wonder of the world!!

[@dankline9162]

You are someone who appreciates the real deal then

[@fuckbankers]

Avoid stepping on the roots

[@tylerscudder9358]

@@fuckbankers why is that?

[@fuckbankers]

@@tylerscudder9358 they're being damaged by tourists treading in them apparently.

[@nickel0eye]

that's why i hope they won't tell people where it is! If you actually love and respect it, leave it alone!

[@ivanlandivar1741]

Absolutely wonderful, imagine how lucky this tree has to be for having survived all the posible threats that could have killed it. It is a look into the past.

[@johnklaus9111]

Anything over 1000 years old, you are looking in the wrong place. Those roots are truly beautiful. DO NOT TOUCH THE ROOTS.

[@dandaniels851]

Only a youngster compared to the 10,000 year old Huon Pine still alive and well in Tasmania. I first saw it 30 years ago, and it is a closely guarded secret now to keep the public far away from it.

[@lechatquilit]

Those are clonal organisms. This is specifically about non-clonal trees.

[@hugh_jasso]

I'm curious if anyone has tried scanning trees to see the interior as opposed to drilling? I'm not sure what type of scan would work and I'm sure it's more expensive and troublesome to get equipment to some of these areas but that would seem to be a less intrusive way to see the rings inside without damaging the tree.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

fool........

[@hugh_jasso]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 lol ok?

[@hugh_jasso]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 troll....

[@samgibson684]

Who says the scanner isnt harmful?

[@hugh_jasso]

@@samgibson684 It could be that's exactly why scanning tree's isnt done.. I don't know.. that's why I'm asking..

[@luminous6810]

Thats amazing wonderful discovery...5500 years old tree is alive unbelievable....

[@ronnelacido1711]

They shouldn't have published its location. Now, a "forest fire" will break out soon in that forest. Arsonists love to spoil the fun.

[@fadetoblond]

Not for long. Selfie h o ' s will now swarm the place 😠

[@iliveinthe80s38]

Trees are the opposite of all living organisms on this planet as they get older they get stronger and the only reason why they die is because the environment they live in if the conditions were right trees could live forever.

[@iliveinthe80s38]

@@ronnelacido1711 One has to wonder what makes you think that way are you one of them

[@iliveinthe80s38]

@Joe Bln why don't you go take more opiates maybe it'll help you see and open another dimension so you can go in it and leave us yes ok.

[@aarononeal9830]

Please use Ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees

[@g00d-news]

True one. Top

[@fourthright]

Greenwashing thug

[@squallleonheart8494]

Will do thanks

[@Foomando]

Gracias

[@metamorphosis5407]

Yes I'm using it

[@anakatrien2463]

Regardless of how old any tree, or creature may be, please remember to treat all life with the greatest of dignity and respect ❤

[@Cp-71]

Calling it the oldest living organism on Earth is a bit of an overstatement - there are lots of clonal trees (I know they were mentioned in the video but still), frozen pollen and algae that can be dozens of times older...

[@gregoryeverson741]

i think the Queen of England is the oldest living thing on Earth, lol

[@GraceDollesin]

I always feel like the trees are staring at me in a good way. When I go for a walk in the trail , I nod my head and say my thanks in respect of the trees. I love trees so much I cried when my husband cut one of my trees in my backyard. They were here before us. If only trees could talk , imagine the stories they would tell. ❤️❤️❤️🌲🌴🏝🌳🎋

[@FrankHarrison12]

wut

[@MangaGamified]

Good to hear you're giving respects while passing by what maybe the home of ghosts.

[@darkmadder9897]

where I live, wealthy investors purchase condos where there are mountain/ocean views obscured by old trees, then use these "increment cores" to introduce deadly fungus, which "accidentally" clears the sightlines, bumping the resale value of their property greatly. Good thing this one is far from condoland!

[@evilsharkey8954]

I hope their expensive condos are also on unstable bluffs in tectonically active areas so they and their stupid condos can slump into the sea.

[@BS-Fact-checker]

These ancient trees prove that nature can survive and flourish through the changing climate of earth. Humans are also adaptable to the changing climates by the very fact that we have survived up to this point.

[@jackthepirate9233]

Please read a book called” The world without us”. Pretty scary what we would leave behind is the human specie was gone.

[@ruintheliarsschemes]

Yes that all sounds great but mankind will not thrive nor survive with all the trees in the world and no wildlife, no insects, bees etc., no wild deer or bears wolves lions tigers etc.

[@evilsharkey8954]

All of the ancient trees are less than 10,000 years old, though. No single tree survived the climate change at end of the last ice age. Our current trend is happening much faster and is on pace to be about 2 degrees C hotter by the end of this century (the peak of the last ice age was only 4 degrees C colder than it was before anthropogenic climate change began). There is a very good chance all of these ancient trees and groves will perish within the next century due to the changes in rainfall, especially in already arid regions. Humans will probably survive, as we’re very adaptable. Society as we know it may not. There are a lot of people living in places that will be underwater or otherwise uninhabitable within 80 years.

[@evilsharkey8954]

You don’t have to be a scientist to understand climate change, though a scientific background, which I do have, helps. You just have to be emotionally mature enough to of accept the possibility that the comfortable we’re accustomed to might not be harmless. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that releasing carbon that’s been sequestered underground for tens to hundreds of millions of years might make the atmosphere weird. We’re on pace to avoid catastrophic, humanity ending climate change, you know, the real fear mongering stuff that some ignorant fearmongers on the left spout, but we’re still on pace to royally eff things up. You can see it all over the world, and this is just the start. Those mega droughts? Those are the new normal. By the way, meteorologists are a type of scientist, ones that specialize in weather. They definitely get trained in climate, too, but the specialist you’re looking for is a climatologist, since climate and weather are not the same thing. It’s not a fun field to go into. Many have to get therapy and/or medication to deal with the depression and anxiety from watching the slow motion train wreck they know is happening while all the liars and ignoramuses refuse to listen to them because money, luxury, and convenience are so nice.

[@cyborgar15]

What!? That's racist!..You pay Carbon Tax, Climate Change Tax soon!!!

[@TripleA44]

I wish folks would stop stepping on its roots and talking pieces of its bark. Have some respect for this ancient elder. Stay on the viewing platform. Thank goodness the park was/is closed. Give it a break from us. Wonderful tree live on!

[@Inkling777]

Perhaps we should call it Treebeard after the ancient tree/ent in Tolkien's _The Lord of the Rings._

[@tylerschoen5643]

Please keep these ancient trees healthy. We need to do everything we can

[@ronsmith1364]

Including propagation.

[@J.G.Wentworth69420]

For real. We need to cut it down and put it in a museum.

[@78thandSynth]

Love how this channel presents information. Great work

[@darrellcook8253]

Old things that need protection and I hope that it stays protected. Chileans recognize that. It's not like Brazil with its overpopulation problems and ghettos that cover miles of once pristine rainforest. Natural resources like this is dwindling fast and environmental tourism may save it for the long haul. Appreciate nature while you have it. Overpopulation is the main problem.

[@mcsmith732]

And those who see a tree and think about how many $$$ they can by killing it.

[@avasta.]

Not long before this is cut down as well unfortunately. Human greed never ceases to amaze me.

[@imajulianuel]

Saddest thing for me is when one of oldest forest on Earth destroyed and replaced it with palm oil.

[@johnlysic6727]

Very interesting - thank goodness for scientists like this who look deeper into the mysteries of the world around us and then dedicate so much to find ways to benefit all of us. - bravo!

[@ShaneLH317]

Genuinely enjoyed this video 💙🤓 Just Beautiful. Also the narration/host was charming. I love when you can hear someone’s passion in their voice. It makes such a difference.

[@JimEckhardt]

Cave formations can do much the same (to some degree anyway) and span many more centuries and Millenia than trees. From flow stone formations, you can often see what years were relatively dry vs wet due to the growth layers... And from the chemical compositions trapped in each layer, you could even determine other factors relating to the dust and atmosphere at the time.

[@hotdogstandman]

Good to know thanks

[@tylerscudder9358]

Well trees are living thats what makes it amazing and seperates it

[@DernRern]

There are places you can visit relatively easy that you can see the sky... but sun light has never touched.. its a different kind of cold atmosphere all together

[@brandonhinrichs4393]

Thanks for that info I didn't realize that caves were older than trees LOL

[@hotdogstandman]

@@brandonhinrichs4393 found the scientist

[@AegisAuras]

They can’t just order a longer drill custom made? 🤨

[@robmangeri777]

Started growing not long after the flood.

[@DuckReach432]

The one point that kept being reiterated was the climate record in the tree's history and how it helps us. It reminds me of my home state of Tasmania where the value of tourism is brought up as a counter to those who want forests cleared for lumber. These forests have an innate value (separate from the economic) where their worth to humans should be irrelevant. As far as I'm concerned, a millennia-old tree is worth more than any company on Earth, whether people ever see it or not.

[@cobaltclass.]

There is a way to do sustainable forestry that leaves the forest while harvesting only select trees, generally the ones that would be out competed and non significant trees or end of life trees. Where done right I've seen this lead to an exceptinal outcome for the forest while still producing resources and real profit. As far as Australia is concerned, I think you guys need more to restore the plant life and forests throughout the country rather than chopping down more forests. I could see designating some forests as lumber forests and doing the select harvest; but there is a need for more forestry and land restoration/reclamation in Australia.

[@Sernival]

Nah you're being pretentious I think McDonald's is better

[@JohnJ469]

@@cobaltclass. Really? We have forest preserves bigger than some nations. Because of improvements in farming practices we use less land for grazing than we did 100 years ago, so some are rewilding. And we've been using selective harvesting and tree plantations for decades. I think you need to learn more about what's actually going on before commenting.

[@cobaltclass.]

​@@JohnJ469 "It reminds me of my home state of Tasmania where the value of tourism is brought up as a counter to those who want forests cleared for lumber. These forests have an innate value (separate from the economic) where their worth to humans should be irrelevant. As far as I'm concerned, a millennia-old tree is worth more than any company on Earth, whether people ever see it or not." And the comment portion fit for that segment stating that you don't have to clear cut: "There is a way to do sustainable forestry that leaves the forest while harvesting only select trees, generally the ones that would be out competed and non significant trees or end of life trees. Where done right I've seen this lead to an exceptinal outcome for the forest while still producing resources and real profit." Followed by: "As far as Australia is concerned, I think you guys need more to restore the plant life and forests throughout the country rather than chopping down more forests." I was more meaning that there are vast swaths of the nation that are not forest, that once were, that could be, and I think it'd be nice to see that restored. I'm not saying you don't have some programs in place, just that I think it'd be nice if there was a larger effort overall, like a mega project to speed it along. And you're getting pissy because I want to see large forests return to areas? Who cares if your existing ones are larger than some countries... there are areas that don't have forests that I think it'd be nice if they did there Mr Thought Police. Also I don't think you don't have modern forest practices, I just know that sometimes forestry companies in the world don't use the more pleasant version of forestry and do more of a hack job as far as I'm concerned, even in 1st world countries, when a lighter touch can do a superior job. Last part: "I could see designating some forests as lumber forests and doing the select harvest; but there is a need for more forestry and land restoration/reclamation in Australia." Super Eco Activists don't want to see any forest touched no matter what, so suggesting that some forests would be designated preserves, while others explicitly lumber so they can accept that specific areas are for lumber and not just more space to rpeserve would seem outrageous to you how? How???

[@JohnJ469]

@@cobaltclass. My point is that the things you "think" we should be doing, we are, for the most part already doing. We already, and have done for decades had designated logging areas and plantation timbers. We also have dedicated preserves, some of which are bigger than nations. I mention that because so many from overseas are under the very strange impression that we're cutting down all our forests. An impression not borne out by the facts. I mentioned rewilding as some 20% of what were cattle stations in Queensland 100 years ago are now growing forests. And exactly on what basis do you claim "there is a need for more forestry and land restoration/reclamation in Australia."? You've demonstrated that you don't know what we're doing, so on what logical grounds do you offer this advice or even make this rather silly statement? You're very cavalier with our lives and economy. Do you think we cleared land because we didn't like the trees? We clear land to allow for housing and businesses. Where shall we live? How shall we feed ourselves or export food to other nations? Of the iron ore shipped by sea each year some 2/3 comes from here. A forest looks nice but people all around the world won't even have knives and forks if we grow forests instead of mine. How much are you personally willing to give up?

[@sgrdpdrsn]

"The world's oldest recorded tree is a 9,550 year old spruce in the Dalarna province of Sweden. The spruce tree has shown to be a tenacious survivor that has endured by growing between erect trees and smaller bushes in pace with the dramatic climate changes over time."

[@glenneric1]

tell it to Guiness

[@bobloblaw9679]

that is a clonal tree. this would be the oldest non-clonal tree.

[@nohaste4me]

??

[@mcsmith732]

@@nohaste4me "Clonal trees Though these are some of the oldest individual trees in the world, they are technically not the oldest living organisms. There are several clonal colonies - which are made up of genetically identical trees connected by a single root system - that are much older."

[@panchulo12]

@@mcsmith732 Not really

[@Freesavh1776]

Oh WOW 😳! Grandfather is such a beautiful old man. I've always been fascinated with the Patagonia area. Such an amazing place down there at the end of the world 😜.

[@raya472]

The earth is wonderfully beautiful...its the people who are the problem.

[@victoryfirst2878]

Thank you for showing us all on KZbin the monster tree !!!!!!!!!!

[@observantmonkey4055]

so glad i learned a bit about trees on a field trip in preschool. so much respect for these creatures

[@user-ellievator]

creatures

[@observantmonkey4055]

@@user-ellievator is there an issue?

[@codymoe4986]

creature...an animal, as distinct from a human being

[@codymoe4986]

No issues, other than your use of the word creature....

[@quartzlady6088]

Trees are so important I love and respect them so much

[@fuckbankers]

A large petrified tree that lived around 330 million years ago has been towering over visitors to the Museum for over 130 years, making it one of the longest-serving exhibits. Natural History Museum London

[@kadeshamillbrooks]

IT’S MIND BLOWING TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE REALLY CUTTING DOWN ALL THE ORIGINAL AND SPIRITUAL TREES ON EARTH

[@W44F]

better hope they don't find any oil in the region

[@simonscowled9925]

I'd visit Chile Just for the tree

[@danielslapcoff2240]

They say tourism puts the trees at risk :(

[@Term-limits]

Please DONT.

[@happity]

Legitimate ecological tourism is often beneficial for the environment, find a guide to follow

[@thatdude3977]

Keep tourist away they are disease to the earth...

[@thatdude3977]

@@happity thats the most assbackwards comment I've read

[@Cognaxance]

I imagine there were much older trees at one time. In my home state of Florida there are images from the 1900's of cypress trees that look to be at least 30 to 40ft in diameter. They are absolutely massive. But they are all gone.

[@brentwalker3300]

The difference is that in a sub-tropical or tropical environment the trees grow faster. You'll notice that the bristlecone pine in California and the abuuelo tree in Chile are in harsher environments where the trees grow more slowly. This takes nothing away from the majesty of those massive cypress trees that were cut down by loggers. The same is true of our native redwoods in California which are among the oldest and largest trees on Earth. There are photos of the giants harvested for lumber in the building of San Francisco and other cities.

[@Cognaxance]

@@brentwalker3300 I looked into it after I commented. The oldest documented cypress living in Florida is 2,000 years old and stands 40ft from the former site of The Senator, a 3,500-year-old cypress that burned down Jan 16, 2012. However those trees look small compared to one in a picture I once saw of a tree loaded on a rail car around the 1900s. The diameter had to be over 25ft. I may have exaggerated above. I just don't know. The only reference were men sitting on top. They looked very small compared to the diameter. I also just read about the American Chestnut trees that ranged up through the Carolinas across the Appalachia to north east. They were equally as massive. It's a good read. Where chestnuts grew, some ancient Indian tribes called the Appalachian the "White Mountains" from when the white flower the tree produced. It was said to look like snow, it was so thick. Unfortunately almost extinct now.

[@brentwalker3300]

@@Cognaxance Thanks for the response. Yeah, I've heard about the American chestnut story but also that scientists have been working on isolating survivors of the disease with natural immunity from which to propagate stock to reintroduce trees into their former range. But man I had no idea that they attained such dimensions. It must have been quite a sight back in the day.

[@Cognaxance]

@@brentwalker3300 I looked into after your response. They're also cross breeding with the Japanese chestnut that has resistance. Then back breeding to recreate the exact appearance of the American chestnut. I hope they're successful.

[@elonmust7470]

30' to 40' in diameter? ROFL YEAH OKAY....

[@cdubs9918]

5500 years old? Thats actually the most amazing thing I've ever heard. 3000 yrs BEFORE Christ.

[@itwoznotme]

warning : bad maths and made up things in this comment!

[@singed8853]

What the heck is Christ?

[@wbbartlett]

And 1000 years before aliens built the pyramids. My made up nonsense is better than yours :p

[@DS-xg9kf]

Before who?

[@Brisco_County_Jr]

​@@itwoznotmeas an athiest myself the findings say he did exist. That's coming from more than one source of highly educated individuals in archeology and philosophy. Funny how the fake athiests such as yourself just can't accept that the guy did exist. Doesn't make him supernatural. It's OK.

[@cyberpunkmodels692]

Honestly, he should just make a new core instrument himself. I’m sure it’s not hard😂

[@Hiphopdatruthnohate]

We must protect the forest world wide it’s natures air filters and more .

[@arealglitterb0y]

I had the chance to go see the ancient bristlecone pines that this tree is battling for the oldest. It is very humbling and magical to be amongst things that have been alive during the wildest times that humanity has faced.

[@quinto190]

Fantastic tree(s)! I'm glad the area is already a national park.

[@smetljesm2276]

If he includes more arbitrary references to "climate change" he could get some funds to have a bigger tool made

[@barisibis8778]

The majority of the Amazon remains uncharted so therefore their may be an older tree their

[@nnonotnow]

Thank you Grandfather for connecting us with our ancient history.

[@oldlifter530]

"If you can't change history destroy the record."

[@thatdude3977]

Whote people style

[@Getoverhere666]

Putin said that

[@kobaltocr6927]

Grande Chile saludos desde Costa Rica

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

Thank you Chile for being diligent and closing the park to protect the tree's exposed roots! 🙏 Cudos on your environmental conservation! So important! Trees are the best carbon capturers available.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

It sounds absurd. It's a trail. Can't have a trail through the forest because eventually the path becomes worn into the ground and tree roots get expose? Uhhh ya that's what happens then eventually those go to and it's just a nice path. lmao so ridiculous.

[@Pbav8tor]

I have become a dedicated video tourist. I find I don't need to trample things to enjoy them. Or steal souvenirs.

[@rickmiller8893]

Did she say "5mm, the length of the trees radius."??

[@PeachysMom]

She means the thickness of the wood sample is 5mm, the length of it goes all the way to the center

[@Scribe13013]

She's European...her words are quite inscrutable

[@tennified6600]

0:24 Tommy Lee Jones?

[@LW1Tok]

@@tennified6600 😂

[@georgeford6056]

Just take his word on how old the tree is? We have drilled down over 12 kilometers into solid rock, surely there are engineers who can design a sampling device to bore through a few meters of wood.

[@BeingBoringx2]

I'm a dumb guy but I wonder if it would be possible to do some sort of xray?

[@Brisco_County_Jr]

Well then if it would end up not being the oldest he couldn't present his findings and get funding. As of now the bristlecone pine is the oldest tree that's not a clone.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I live in NW Oregon and there are some select area's here that have amazing patches of Old Growth Forest and some have some of the most amazing ancient trees that are just beyond massive compared to anything else around. Covered in moss, it's like they support an entire ecosystem on them. A micro ecosystem but the width of some of these I would love to learn the age of them to find out which one is oldest out of all the areas I hike in. It would be cool to learn. I bet Oregon state University would be totally open to that study. I live right next to it but not sure how to ask about something like that?

[@sebtaomilla2961]

Don’t be shy:)

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

Contact the University & ask. Or the Forestry service.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

big doesnt equal old.

[@clintcoop5717]

They have many biologists and botiniats that study them in the pnw

[@Antechynus]

In the same boat here, I'm in Astralia, mid north coast NSW. I am the caretaker of a 5000 acre forest property and have a small valley in the property with 20-30 giant old growth trees that I think worthy of study and protection... but worry about alerting strangers to my trees and the beauty of the rainforest gully they are in...

[@JustMe-vz3wd]

wow amazing. much respect for chili and any country that protects its forests.

[@mackinblack]

5,000 years ago the Sarahan Desert was green and full of life. Was that change caused by humans as well? Or does the Earths climate change constantly on its own?

[@nielskjr5432]

Wow! I'd love to visit this park. I was in Patagonia 10 years ago. With a cruise ship. Didn't see much of the nature.

[@letsdothis9063]

I went to Cancun for my senior trip in highschool. I had a chance to see many Myan ruins, but was to focused on partying. I am dumb.

[@madraven07]

No you wouldn’t see much of nature from a cruise ship, would you?

[@nielskjr5432]

@@madraven07 ha ha 😄 But I got the cruise at a very good price. For me it was the first time in South America. I'll simply have to go back some day. I'd also like to visit the "Torres del Paine" national park.

[@donniebunkerboi9975]

@@letsdothis9063 you're American, that's normal

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@donniebunkerboi9975 Sadly typifies most Americans.

[@Sofian375]

Oh it's not really about the tree... it's about telling us to eat bugs to save the planet, got it.

[@sela14k86]

😂😂 yeh I won’t be doing that at all regardless

[@lilgorgo]

Can't wait to see you hunting for your own food in the forest :)

[@nebtheweb8885]

"Slimy, yet satisfying" "Ouuuuu!! The little cream-filled kind!" Hakuna Matata!!

[@saidhajinour2271]

There is a lot to explore in this earth

[@iliveinthe80s38]

Yeah and those places doesn't need you or millions of other people like you trampling all over it's forest floor just appreciate the fact that trees like that exist and hope and pray that your great great great great grand children will be able to see or at least see on TV these trees.

[@the_infinexos]

Looking at this area, I realize... this would be a great spot for a shopping mall and maybe a highway

[@pamelaflores4129]

I don't get the part where you leave a hole in the tree from your core sample, isn't that kinda bad for the tree? But it's more important for you to figure out how old it is than to respectfully leave it be, right?

[@Purdue_Pharma]

It’s crazy to think that this tree started growing when many Christian’s believe the earth was only 516 years old.

[@noeditbookreviews]

I guess Noah's flood wasn't recorded by any trees in the world either? Magic, maybe? There's always an excu... explanation.

[@Velakowitz]

lol that’s not what all Christians believe. Go back to watching low IQ KZbin atheist channels. Conservation and stewardship of creation and modern day science is a fruit of Christian civilization.

[@APracticingGamer]

This is a very dumb comment.

[@livefastdieyoung8703]

Bismillah Al Rahman Al Rahim.... insaallah.... This is the reason why Islam is the only true religion in the world .... Allah Huh Akbar......

[@APracticingGamer]

@@livefastdieyoung8703 islam is retarded. Allah is bullshit

[@Fido-vm9zi]

Oh, I love Chile. So beautiful 😍

[@binderdundit228]

I love it with tomatoes.

[@naveedaminulhaq]

Chile with a wonderful land scape

[@greekatso]

So fascinating that things like this exist on earth. Think of all the undiscovered sites and artifacts that have since been buried in sand or in the ocean.

[@thomascuvillier7250]

It isn't. It is the "oldest living thing" we know about, that's all.

[@michaelscot4816]

What about fungi?

[@nebtheweb8885]

There is fungus among us.

[@michaelmcgarrity6987]

The Tree may be reaching the end of its life. Nothing we know of lives forever. The oldest are generally closer to end of Life than the young. Sadly, at some point, even old Trees Die

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Charles Darwin mentions trees of this species with 12 meters diameters, 3 times the size of the ones remaining. Who knows how old they can get if we don't cut them down?

[@michaelmcgarrity6987]

@@eljanrimsa5843 As long as they are replanted after harvesting, I am satisfied.

[@evilsharkey8954]

@@michaelmcgarrity6987 you’re okay with 5,000 year old trees being felled as long as a sapling is stuck in the ground to replace them? Saplings don’t survive wildfires. It takes a long time for trees to get big enough to survive small fires. Unfortunately, there’s no tree big enough to survive the huge wildfires of this century.

[@michaelmcgarrity6987]

@@evilsharkey8954 Keep Deadwood burned in Forrest. Excessive Fire Suppression causes flamible biomass build up. Then harvest the Old, Plant the new, the cycle continues in a much healthier way. We need way more Control Burns.

[@PatHaskell]

You should’ve probably kept this a secret.

[@MeditativeHandle]

The Onion: Scientists discover oldest cat video on youtube.

[@zwastiunburzy3688]

"Hey guys, I just found the oldest living thing on the planet!" "Awesome! Let's drill holes into it, allowing bacteria and disease to enter it's very core!"

[@colpul2103]

Umm, why can't you just make a little bit longer increment bore? That would take the guess work out of it right?

[@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS]

It isn't guess work. Count the rings. 1. 2. 3. Etc.... 😂

[@colpul2103]

@@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS LUL, did you watch the vid? They didn't have a long enough borer so were having to estimate.