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Taking the long view There are colonies of clonal trees that have lived for tens of thousands of years, but there's something majestic about a single tree able to stand on its own for millennia. These http://flip.it/qRcGlO



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Surprised nothing in Australia or NZ made the list. According to Wikipedia, there is a Huon Pine in Tasmania that's supposed to be the 5th oldest clonal tree.

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We've been to many locations that lay claim to having the largest River Red Gum tree in Australia.

It's very hard to judge over all size but we've seen some big ones! Majestic! shocked.gifshocked.gif



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Rusty I've been to the Huon in Tasmania and visited the individual tree you refer to - but from memory it is only (only I say), about 3,000 years old but the clonal growth it is on is about 10,500 years old.www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/the-oldest-tree/news-story/16e5f9dd65ded005122d725ef2c12b00

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Rusty I've been to the Huon in Tasmania and visited the individual tree you refer to - but from memory it is only (only I say), about 3,000 years old but the clonal growth it is on is about 10,500 years old.www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/the-oldest-tree/news-story/16e5f9dd65ded005122d725ef2c12b00

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The 150 year old English Oak in the park in Goulburn is a beauty, we spent a lot of hours sitting under it to escape the heat!

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