According to the Wikipedia article referenced here, "the age of the tree was determined by carbon dating of genetically matched plant material collected from un

According to the Wikipedia article referenced here, "the age of the tree was determined by carbon dating of genetically matched plant material collected from under the tree" There's a tree on my campus called the George Washington Elm; http://www7.nau.edu/arboretum/Littleman/washington_elm.html http://www7.nau.edu/arboretum/Littleman/washington_elm.html It was apparently grown from a rooted sprig of the tree under which George Washington assumed command Of The Continental Army on July 3, 1775 Genuinely curious; does this mean the George Washington Elm tree here would be classified as being over 250 years old?