What is the oldest tree cut down in the world?
What is the oldest tree cut down in the world? Prometheus. Prometheus is thought to be the oldest tree ever and was at least 4,900 years old when it was cut down back in 1964. The bristlecone pine (what is it with these trees and living forever?) used to stand in Nevada's Great Basin Wheeler Park.
Which tree in California is over 5000 years old?
And Methuselah, a bristlecone pine in east-central California that is believed to be a stunning 4,855 years old, is generally considered the oldest living tree in the world.