Fitzroya is a genus in the cypress family Cupressaceae with only a single species, Fitzroya cupressoides native to the Andes mountains of central Chile and adjoining Argentina, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate rain forests.CLICK FOR PLACEMARK
In 1993 a specimen from Chile was dated as 3622 years old.
This gives it the second-greatest fully verified age recorded for any living tree (the oldest being the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine) REFERENCE:WIKIPEDIA


Edited by Majoska (02/05/06 10:23 AM)