[SunkenCiv]

This ancient tree, which researchers named the Jurupa Oak after the mountains in which it grows, may be the oldest plant living in California. [ Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra ]

[SunkenCiv]

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[hellbender]

Hmm. There is a large colony of blueberry bushes in N. PA which is like this. I.e. all the plants are genetically identical; they are all one big clone.,

[hellbender]

I think there’s something like this in Washington, DC. A colony of organisms which continues to grow despite changes in the party controlling the White House and Congress. They infect any organism sent to DC by the electorate, and take over their body and brain.

[fish hawk]

That's a baby. Where I come from there are Redwoods that were growing when Christ walked this earth. Some 30 to 40 feet diameter.

[mikrofon]

Ancient Tree (Almost) Older Than Dirt

Aww, never mind....

[stripes1776]

"Getting a handle on how old these organisms are is hard; most estimates are based on growth rates," which can have large errors, team member Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra also of the University of California, Davis said.

Since they don't know how old the tree is, all they have to do is cut it down and count the rings.

[BIGLOOK]

Just a guess, age degraded telomeres caused sterility from the original organism but shoots from the rhizome or root system survived. They are the same plant not really clones.

[FreeperFlirt]

nope ...Bible says we around 6000 years old~ believe God can’t go wrong

[Arthur McGowan]

BTW:

Don’t termites emit something like a million times as much methane as human-raised cattle?

[colorado tanker]

This is in Riverside County. The Jurupa Mountains are more like hills.