The name of the Jōmon Sugi tree refers to which period of Japanese

The world's oldest survivors

Chapter 1

Living legends of the green world

Chapter 2

Cities that never slept

Chapter 3

Monuments carved in stone

Chapter 4

Words and music across millennia

Ch 1 · Living legends of the green world
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The oldest planted tree is still standing tall (standing tall) / This ancient sacred fig outlived them all (outlived them all)!

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Endurance is built on slow growth and deep connection.

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007skaty Jōmon Sugi is an ancient Japanese cedar tree living on Yakushima island.

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The ancient pine of California

007skaty The Methuselah Great Basin bristlecone pine endures harsh, windy climates because dense wood protects it from pests and rot.

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The trembling giant of Utah

007skaty The trembling giant of Utah weighs more than six thousand tons

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Little Cedar Buddy
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007skaty Count the cedar's rings to learn how ancient trees record history.

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Fun Fact

Pando grove age: The Pando quaking aspen grove in Utah is a single organism with a root system that has survived for over 9,000 years.

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Gossip

Which of these ancient plants would you most want to visit?

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What is the approximate age of the ancient bristlecone pine named Methuselah?

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In which mountain range of California does the Methuselah tree grow?

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What type of tree makes up the massive clonal colony known as Pando?

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How do the thousands of individual trees in the Pando grove connect to each other?

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The name of the Jōmon Sugi tree refers to which period of Japanese prehistory?

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On which Japanese island can you find the ancient Jōmon Sugi cedar tree?

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The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree was grown from a cutting of the tree associated with which religious figure?

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In which century BCE was the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree planted in Sri Lanka?

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