That was a good read, the darn thing dies but shoots another off roots, they dated the root stock.
Argument is that the tree itself isn't that old, especially if counting rings.
Did you read this? Australia could have the oldest, we had the tallest once too but you know, the Tasmanians cut it down, then recently they burned another large one ... dont let them know about this one then.
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Research suggests that stands of Huon pines on the Australian island of Tasmania possibly date back more than 10,000 years.
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Also another thread running here on oldest tree.
Oldest tree in the World