00:00Trees can grow to become some of the oldest living organisms on our planet in fact the average redwood
00:07lifespan is around 800 to 1500 years with some able to span two millennia but now in southern
00:14Chile a cypress may be about to become the oldest tree in the world this is what has been nicknamed
00:19great-grandfather and experts say they believe it's at least 5,000 years old the trunk alone
00:25is some 13 feet thick standing 92 feet tall the current oldest tree in the world is a great
00:30basin bristlecone pine in California that tree is believed to be 4850 years old meaning if verified
00:36this one would beat that living fossil by at least 50 years the tree was discovered way back in 1972
00:42and the park ranger who discovered it wanted to keep it a secret in order to keep it safe that
00:47didn't happen and in recent years the park has had to increase its rangers to increase protection of
00:51the tree experts say these trees are nature's most fittest athletes surviving for millennia
00:56and trapping the secrets of each year within their storied rings
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