How old is the oldest tree?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered how trees keep track of time? They don’t wear wristwatches, so…do they have a tree calendar? Or count their rings like candles on a birthday cake? We asked arborist Casey Clapp to help us find the answer.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on this is moment of um
0:08.9	Moment of um um moment of um comes to you from a p mrudios. I'm Sandin Totten.
0:14.0	Hey there, welcome to my backyard.
0:21.0	I'm just wrapping up today's gardening session. I've been growing all sorts of
0:24.9	delicious fruits and veggies this summer, carrots and kale, colorful bell peppers, and
0:30.5	even sweet potatoes.
0:31.9	Mm-love those sweet potatoes. I love those sweet potatoes.
0:34.0	Plus check out my strawberry patch.
0:37.0	Have you ever seen more perfect berries?
0:39.0	No, you haven't.
0:41.0	Gardening is hard work, but I'm so close to having my vision come true, hosting the
0:46.2	glorious gala of gardening gormans, a gastronomic gathering under the glittering garden glow.
0:54.0	It's going to be the most incredible dinner party ever hosted in the history of dinner parties.
1:01.0	The only thing left to do is turn my backyard into a relaxing oasis.
1:05.0	I've been planting tons of baby trees.
1:08.0	See? I've got a Cherry tree, a fig tree, an avocado tree,
1:12.0	and every morning I stop by and give them a peptoc.
1:16.3	Like this, you and your budding leaves are going to totally rock this world.
1:21.4	You're going to grow so big, so tall. Everyone's going to be like,
1:24.3	wow, that tree's so big and so tall. Your leaves are amazing. I can't leaf them alone.
1:30.1	I'm just going to sit here and stare at you mesmerized as you photosynthesize.
1:35.1	The thing is, even with all my amazing compliments, these guys take years to mature
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