A scientist in southern Chile believes he's found the world's oldest tree, a Patagonian cypress he says is over 5,000 years old — but not everyone is ready to hand the record over yet.
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"If that were to change in the future, or if new evidence were to come to light, GWR can certainly reassess its claim for the title," he added.Mountain Light Photography/Corbis via Getty Images MORE: Endangered red wolf populations could be revived with 'ghost' genes from coyotes, scientists say A 4,853-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree known as Methuselah is growing high at Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California on Nov. 28, 2021.Peter Brown, director of Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research, a nonprofit organization in Fort Collins, Colorado, isn't yet convinced by Barichivich's findings.
Brown said that especially for trees growing in optimal conditions, like the wet ravine around Alerce Milenario, growth tends to be fast in its early age.
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