Question: What’s the oldest named individual living tree?
Answer: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest named individual tree is “Methuselah,” a bristlecone pine, dated in 1957 as being 4,857 years old as of 2025. It’s rare for any individual tree to exceed 3,000–4,000 years old, but bristlecone pines are considered the oldest trees in the world that aren’t part of a clonal colony. An even older bristlecone specimen dates to 5,075 years ago as of 2025, but it’s not named. The locations of both of these trees are kept secret to protect them from vandalism and damage.
