bald cypress in Carolina, 2,600 years old

[rockm]

Fascinating article and video. Western conifers (bristlecone, Redwood, sequoia) get all the press for longevity, but there are eastern species capable of extremes too. A 2,600 year old Bald Cypress in North Carolina's Black River refuge. Bald cypress is a truly remarkable tree.

The oldest tree in eastern US survived millennia – but rising seas could kill it

A 2,624-year-old bald cypress could teach us how to fight climate change – if it doesn’t get destroyed first

www.theguardian.com

 

[Tiberiusjones]

they should relocate it, like the Japanese did with a revered Cherry tree in Yokohama https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3004747/