Methuselah Tree, The World's Oldest Tree, Is 4,855 Years Old — And Still Alive in The White Mountains of California Humans ...

Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it's ...

He refused to say which tree that was, and in 2013 he took that secret to his grave. As with that mystery tree, the exact location of Methuselah is kept secret by researchers, for good reason.

The world's oldest living tree is "Methuselah." The tree's exact age is unknown, but experts believe it has been alive for close to 5,000 years, the U.S. Forest Service told USA TODAY in an email.

What might be the world’s oldest tree — a bristlecone pine named Methuselah that is thousands of years old — is hidden in plain sight somewhere along the 4.5-mile Methuselah Trail in the ...

Will Methuselah, a tree standing for nearly 5,000 years, survive modern humanity’s ravages? The Discovery Trail at the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains in Inyo County ...