[ 이 자료 는 陶 山 傳 禮 院 東 宇 님 께서 게시 해 주 셨 습니다 . 사진 의 규격 을 줄여서 재편집 하 였 습니다 . ] The oldest known tree ( a Bristlecone Pine ) was 4900 years old . It was cut down in the 1960 ' s to determine its age . ㅉㅉ If they hadn ' t cut it down it would be 4940 today . ( 달걀 이 뱃속 에 몇 개 를 들 어 있 는지 보 려고 암탉 의 배 를 가른 우화 가 생각나 네요 . 4 천 9 백 살 이나 된 나무 를 잘라서 수령 을 확인 했 다고 하 니까요 . . 살 았 으면 4 천 940 살 일텐데 . . 사진 에 있 는 나무 를 말 하 는 것 은 아닌 것 같 습니다 , 이 나무 는 아직 도 살 아 있 으니까요 This tree was growing when Rameses fought the Hittites at Kadesh in 1256 BC ! This tree first sprouted in 1300 BC . It died 300 years ago ( 살 아 있 으면 3 천 살 이 좀 넘 었 네요 ) This tree was 1500 years old when it died in 1400 AD . 2 천 100 살 좀 넘 었 나요 ? ) ( 요 나무 는 호적 에 올리 질 않 았 나 , 나이 가 없 네요 . 5 천 살 은 훨 넘 은 것 같 은데 . ) The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine ( Pinus longaeva ) is one of the bristlecone pines , a group of three species of pine found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States . Great Basin Bristlecone Pine occurs in Utah , Nevada and eastern California . In California , it is restricted to the White Mountains , the Inyo Mountains , and the Panamint Range , in Mono and Inyo counties . In Nevada , it is found in most of the higher ranges of the Basin and Range from the Spring Mountains near Las Vegas north to the Ruby Mountains , and in Utah , northeast to South Tent in the Wasatch Range . The oldest known tree in the world is a specimen of this species located in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest of the White Mountains , with an age of 4 , 700 years , measured by annual ring count on a small core taken with an increment borer . It bears the nickname " Methuselah ". ( ** Methuselah : ( 성서 ) 므두셀라 < 노아 의 홍수 전시대 에 969 세 까지 살 았 다는 유대 의 족장 ( 族長 ) > An older specimen , nicknamed " Prometheus ", was cut down in 1964 . Among the White Mountain specimens , the oldest trees are found on north - facing slopes , with an average of 2 , 000 years , as compared to the 1 , 000 year average on the southern slopes . The climate and the durability of their wood can preserve them long after death , with dead trees as old as 7 , 000 years persisting next to live ones .