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The 15 Oldest Rocks and Trees on Planet Earth

The Great-Great-Great Grandparents of nature.

By Neill Lynskey

Published 2 months ago in Wow

The ultimate rivals of immortal man Bryan Johnson. 


Humans are obsessed with immortality and living as long as they can - but nature has us beat. Across the globe, there trees still living that first sprouted over 5,000 years ago, rocks that have been chipped off billion-year-old foundations, and meteorites that are even older than Earth itself. 


If your goal is to live a long life, just know some rock will always have a billion years on you. 

  • 1

    Stump of Prometheus

    The oldest known tree at over five-thousand years old, it grew in Nevada until student Donald Currey cut it down in 1964 for research purposes.

    Stump of Prometheus

  • 2

    Grand Canyon Boulder with Reptile Prints

    A boulder in the Grand Canyon was found with fossilized reptile prints that lived 313 million years ago.

    Grand Canyon Boulder with Reptile Prints

  • 3

    Mother of the Forest

    A Giant Sequoia in Calaveras County, California, estimated to be over 2,500 years old.

    Mother of the Forest

  • 4

    Acasta Gneiss Complex

    A fragment of Acasta geologic complex found in the Northwest Territories of Canada containing crystals whose formation date back to 4.03 billion years ago

    Acasta Gneiss Complex

  • 5

    Yamaki Pine

    A bonsai tree in Washington, D.C. that is 392 years old.

    Yamaki Pine

  • 6

    Big Bertha

    A moon rock collected on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission that is 4 billion years old.

    Big Bertha

  • 7

    Robert E. Lee

    A Giant Sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park, California, estimated to be about 2,600 years old.

    Robert E. Lee

  • 8

    NWA 11119 Meteorite

    The oldest meteorite ever found. It is 4.56 billion years old, 20 million years older than the earth itself.

     NWA 11119 Meteorite

  • 9

    General Sherman

    A Giant Sequoia in Tulare County, California, estimated to be about 2,500 years old.

    General Sherman

  • 10

    Oldest art in North America

    A rock near Winnemucca Lake features carvings by Native peoples that date back 10,500 years.

    Oldest art in North America

  • 11

    Methuselah

    A 4,856-year-old bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of eastern California .

    Methuselah

  • 12

    Acasta River Rock

    This rock pulled from the Acasta River area in Canada is estimated to be 4.03 billion years old.

    Acasta River Rock

  • 13

    Grizzly Giant

    A red sequoia of Yosemite National Park, estimated to be about 2,000 years old.

    Grizzly Giant

  • 14

    Alerce Milenario

    A Patagonian cypress tree located in Chile is estimated to be about 5,484 years old.

    Alerce Milenario

  • 15

    Sandai Shogun no Matsu

    A bonsai tree in Tokyo, Japan, estimated to be 500 years old.

    Sandai Shogun no Matsu

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