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The World’s Largest Tree?

It or she or him is called Pando and is located at Fishlake National Forest in Utah. Pando spans 106 acres (42.8 hectares) and weighs about 13 million pounds (6,000 metric tons), making it the world’s largest living organism by weight and landmass. Pando is approximately 47,000 genetically identical aspens. Is it the world’s oldest…

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It or she or him is called Pando and is located at Fishlake National Forest in Utah. Pando spans 106 acres (42.8 hectares) and weighs about 13 million pounds (6,000 metric tons), making it the world’s largest living organism by weight and landmass. Pando is approximately 47,000 genetically identical aspens.

Is it the world’s oldest tree? If you count clonal colonies, Pando is estimated to be between 16,000 and 80,000+ years old, making it one of the oldest living organisms on Earth.

If you mean a traditional single-stem tree that grows from a single seed without cloning via roots, the title belongs to Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine in California that is over 4,800 years old.

A serene forest scene featuring tall, white-barked aspen trees with green foliage under a bright blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds.
Welcome sign for Pando, the world's largest tree, featuring guidelines for responsible recreation and details about its size and age.

View looking up at tall trees against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

7 responses to “The World’s Largest Tree?”

  1. Diana Avatar

    Cool! I’d learned before that aspens shared root systems but I had no idea they could be quite this large.

    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar

      I didn’t know either 😀

  2. Suzanne et Pierre Avatar

    Lovely…I love aspen trees as they are beautiful. (Suzanne)

    1. Michael Andrew Just Avatar

      Aspens are my favorite tree.

  3. niasunset Avatar
    niasunset

    How beautiful, Thank You, Love, nia

  4. Eliza Waters Avatar

    Marvelous!

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