By 2025, a 4,800-year-old bristlecone pine named Methuselah in California’s White Mountains remained the oldest known non-clonal living tree, and the exact location of the gnarled, wind-stunted survivor is kept secret by the US Forest Service to protect it from vandals and souvenir hunters.

Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine in California's White Mountains, was dated to roughly 4,855 years old by 2025 — the oldest known non-clonal living organism. The US Forest Service keeps its exact location secret to protect it from vandals and souvenir hunters. The post By 2025, a 4,800-year-old bristlecone pine named Methuselah in California’s White Mountains remained the oldest known non-clonal living tree, and the exact location of the gnarled, wind-stunted survivor is kept secret by