World's oldest tree discovered in Chile(1/5)

Photo shows the world's oldest tree, the "Alerce Milenario", at the Alerce Costero National Park in Valdivia, Chile, April 10, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

The "Great Grandfather" tree, 28 meters tall and four meters in diameter, is in the process of being certified as the oldest on the planet at more than 5,000 years, older than the Methuselah pine of the United States, which was identified as the oldest in the world at 4,850 years. (Photo/Agencies)

A researcher observes the "Alerce Milenario" at the Alerce Costero National Park in Valdivia, Chile, April 10, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Photo shows the world's oldest tree, the "Alerce Milenario", at the Alerce Costero National Park in Valdivia, Chile, April 10, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Photo shows the world's oldest tree, the "Alerce Milenario", at the Alerce Costero National Park in Valdivia, Chile, April 10, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Photo shows the world's oldest tree, the "Alerce Milenario", at the Alerce Costero National Park in Valdivia, Chile, April 10, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)