The Oldest Tree in the World.

The Norwegian Spruce Old Tjikko is 9,550 years old, according to radiocarbon dating of roots.
The oldest trees in the world are usually not the most beautiful looking on our planet.That is true for the bristlecone pines that sprout in the western United States and are often acknowledged as being the world’s most ancient continuously standing trees. Same goes for the lonesome Old Tjikko, the Norwegian spruce that grows high in the remote mountains of Sweden’s Dalarna Province. Radio-carbon dating done on this tree’s ancient roots has pointed to a flabbergasting figure: the first roots of Old Tjikko existed about 9,550 years ago.