[CodeToad]

That is actually really cool. I had no idea we had trees that old.

[thackney]

The Big Tree at Goose Island State Park was named the State Champion Coastal Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) in 1969, and is one of the largest in the nation.

http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/goose-island/the-big-tree

Trunk circumference: 35 feet 1.75 inches

Age: In excess of 1,000 years

[thackney]

Sorry, hit return too quick.

Methuselah, a bristlecone pine tree from California’s White Mountains, is thought to be almost 5,000 years old—and the oldest non-clonal tree in the world. The exact location of the gnarled, twisted Methuselah is a Forest Service secret, for its protection (that might not be it above). In 1964, a slightly older tree by the name of Prometheus was accidentally felled by a scientist who didn’t realize the tree was as old as it was.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29879/6-oldest-trees-world