00:02Trees can grow to become some of the oldest living organisms on our planet in fact the average redwood lifespan
00:08is around 800 to 1500 years with some able to span two millennia but now in southern Chile a cypress
00:15may be about to become the oldest tree in the world this is what has been nicknamed great-grandfather and
00:20experts say they believe it's at least 5000 years old the trunk alone is some 13 feet thick standing 92
00:27feet tall the current oldest tree in the world is
00:29a great base in bristlecone pine in California that tree is believed to be 4850 years old meaning if verified
00:37this 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 the tree
00:52experts say these trees are nature's most fittest athletes surviving for millennia and trapping the secrets of each year within
00:58their storied ring
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