3600 year old “Alerce”
Fitzroya cupressoides
-40.1954, -73.4512
Field Notes
Description:
This behemoth is estimated to be the second oldest tree in the world, measured by ring count in 1993 to be 3622 years old.<br>
It is more than 60 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 4.26 m
Habitat:
This is the largest known living Fitzroya cupressoides and is located at Alerce Milenario in Alerce Costero National Park, Chile.
Notes:
In 1977 every one of these trees where declared Natural Monument in Chile, so it's a crime to cut one down.<br>
This particular tree has a Folk festival in it's honour. <br>
There was supposed to be far bigger specimens of these trees, and by seeing the burnt forests with thousands of huge logs still standing after hundreds of years, it isn't hard to imagine there probably where much bigger specimens than this.
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