She has nothing whatsoever to do with the story, but she sure is cute. |
The world's oldest living tree on record is a nearly 10,000 year-old spruce that has been discovered in central Sweden, Umeaa University said on Thursday.
| "Jå, sure! We båne føund the tree!" |
Researchers had discovered a spruce with genetic material dating back 9,550 years in the Fulu mountain in Dalarna, according to Leif Kullmann, a professor of Physical Geography at the university in northwestern Sweden. That would mean it had taken root in roughly the year 7,542 BC. "It was a big surprise because we thought until (now) that this kind of spruce grew much later in those regions," he said.
| "Imågine øur surprise!" |
Scientists had previously believed the world's oldest trees were 4,000 to 5,000 year-old pine trees found in North America. |