Posted on Thursday, 7th January 2010 by Interloper
Prometheus was the name of a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine tree as many as 5,000 years old when it was cut down in 1964.
The tree grew in Wheeler Peak, in eastern Nevada and was but one of a number of ancient bristlecone pines that grow in the area. Prometheus was cut down by researchers, who did not know the age of the tree prior to felling it.
Among these is Methuselah, which is now regarded as the oldest tree on earth. Estimated to be more than 4,800 years old it’s astonishing to consider that a simple tree can outlive empires.
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