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To: hellbender

Yes, but it’s not the same tree, itself. Box huckleberry does the same thing, and crustose lichens that one can see on boulders, in excess of a certain size are older ‘n hell, too.

But I think the oldest living thing, so far, would be the bristlecone pine found in Nevada and California. Right up there anyway.


6 posted on 12/23/2009 6:58:11 PM PST by Freedom4US
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To: Freedom4US

I’m not sure. The bushes in N. PA all grew by vegetative spreading, IIRC. And I’ve never been sure what the difference is between blueberries and huckleberries. although I used to pick both and knew the difference in the taste and seediness of the fruit.


8 posted on 12/23/2009 7:05:11 PM PST by hellbender
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But I think the oldest living thing, so far, would be the bristlecone pine found in Nevada and California. Right up there anyway.

That is correct. Just up the hill from me.

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16 posted on 12/23/2009 7:40:31 PM PST by Inyo-Mono (Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
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