That tree, again
Three Trees, CDT, left tree by tanngrisnir3, on Flickr
~honoring oldest known living tree in Europe, a Bosnian Pine in Northern Greece, more than 1075 years old...oh the things it's seen...the things it knows to be truth.
http://www.su.se/english/about/profile-areas/climate-seas-and-environment/pine-oldest-living-inhabitant-in-europe-1.292940 regarding the olive: L'età stimata dell'albero è di 3000 anni e, prima che un'autobetoniera ne spezzasse ed asportasse un quinto del fusto, questo misurava nel punto più largo della base oltre i 12,50 metri di circonferenza e 8,50 metri nel punto più stretto.regarding the larches: Age records In this table of age estimates and ...From the "Wiki" provision you note:... however, these estimates could not be supported by current scientific practices.[51] Ancient trees include two giant olive trees in Arraba and five trees in Deir Hanna, both in the Galilee region, which have been determined to be over 3,000 years old,[51] although there is no available data to support the credibility of the study that produced these age estimates and as such the 3000 years age estimate can not be considered valid.[
Makes a change from debating film vs. digital.One mad scientist could, however, saw both down and count the rings, all in pursuit of that renowned method of testing-to-destruction...;-)Rob C