Arguably, a spruce in Sweden is 9550 years old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tjikko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tjikko Depends how you count regrow

Arguably, a spruce in Sweden is 9550 years old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tjikko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tjikko Depends how you count regrowing from the roots though. Trees can't be too much older because that's around the end of the Ice Age. ;-) My personal preference is not for a single tall or big tree as much as a sprawling area full of many huge trees. If you're ever in the far-Northern-California area, this hike is amazing: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/cathedral-trees-trail--2 https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/cathedral-tree...