An ancient cypress in southern Chile could be more than 5,000 years old, making it the world’s most aged tree, new research finds. Known as “Great Grandfather,” the endangered alerce tree lies in a ...

A team of researchers sampling soil beneath a millennia-old conifer in southern Chile found that a single ancient tree can harbor fungal diversity far exceeding the surrounding forest floor. The study ...

A lush green forest in southern Chile might be home to the world's oldest tree after a new study found that an ancient alerce tree known as "great grandfather" could be more than 5,000 years old. By ...

Chilean environmental scientist Jonathan Barichivich has been making waves in the dendrochronology community of late due to his study and findings regarding an alerce tree in Alerce Costero National ...

My own grief and need to remember is centered in Chile, where I have been watching a fiery conflagration that has, in recent weeks, consumed thousands of acres of my country and ravaged countless ...

Empires have risen and fallen, languages have been born and forgotten — but this tree stood the test of time: the 5,400-year-old Gran Abuelo, which means grandfather in Spanish. Jonathan Barichivich, ...

SANTIAGO, Chile – Between reforestation and afforestation, 100,000 hectares are planted in Chile on average every year – 160 million new trees. SANTIAGO, Chile – Between reforestation and ...

GLOBAL CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEM EXPERT, DR. JONATHAN BARICHIVICH, SAYING: “This method tells us that 80% of all possible growth trajectories give us an age of this living tree greater than 5,000 years.