World's Oldest Trees

You can still see the remains of a sacred 3,000-year-old cypress.

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.