Facts & Figures-26 : "8000-year-old Trees!"

Scientists identified a group of 8,000-year-old Norway spruce trees in western Sweden, believed to be the oldest on earth. The trees, which took root after the last Ice Age, stayed at a shrublike size for most of their lives. "The past few decades we have seen a much warmer climate, which has meant that they have popped up," said tree expert Leif Kullman.

Courtesy: Paul Ford, HARPER'S WEEKLY REVIEW, April 15, 2008.

Also read:

"The tallest, biggest and oldest trees" - http://www.bio.ilstu.edu/armstrong/bigtree/fieldtrip.htm

"Living tree ‘8,000 years older than Christ’ (?)" -

http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v17/i3/living_tree.asp

"Oldest Living Tree Found in Sweden" -

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080414-oldest-tree.html