The only certainty is that Currey did have permission to cut down what was discovered to be the oldest tree on record. Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old.

When no signs of life were left, university officials took the “last resort” and decided to remove the dead tree on May 4.

If you've never been to California to see its giant redwoods, you should probably go soon. It might be only a matter of time before they're all gone. Research released Friday indicates that the ...

Jared Farmer. Photo by Annette Hornischer / American Academy in Berlin 2019 01 25 Jared Farmer’s Elderflora is a fascinating history of the world’s oldest trees as they’ve marked and been ...

The City of Kyle has long planned to expand Old Stagecoach Road ... a compromise to preserve Jolene. “This tree is older than the United States of America. I think we need to preserve that ...

"There is something a little fantastic," wrote Edmund Schulman in the March 1958 National Geographic, "in the persistent ability of a 4,000-year-old tree to shut up shop almost everywhere ...

Consider a tree that has endured innumerable storms, survived the rise and fall of civilisations, and is still thriving today. These old trees are living memories that provide us with important ...