One such Pando aspen, residing in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, occupies approximately 42.6 hectares of land. Such trees are also known to have long lifespans, much longer than diploid trees.

This spreading network of natural habitat formed through asexual reproduction revealed genetic data that proved it to be the oldest organism.

Scientists believe the famed ‘Methuselah tree’ was alive before the foundation of the Roman Empire and the building of the ...

The Monroe Canyon wildfire is burning and growing about 9 miles from the aspen trees. A social media post from KSL says there ...

An aspen forest in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest is one of the largest and oldest single organisms on the planet. It may be 80,000 years old. It’s called “The Trembling Giant,” or Pando ...

The oldest individual tree in the world -- nicknamed "Methuselah" after the longest-lived person in the Bible -- has been alive for more than 4,800 years old (4,854 years as of 2022).