An old Pinus palustris in the Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area on the Piedmont in Georgia. The tree pictured is not the oldest one listed below. This tree appeared older, but was hollow. (photo ©2006 Troy Knight)
A 343 yr-old Pinus palustris in the world-famous Greenwood Plantation [well, it should be world-famous!]. There are likely older Pinus palustris in these and surrounding woods. (photo ©2006 Troy Knight)
Age |
How Dated |
Location |
Collector/ |
Alive? |
More |
458 |
crossdated |
Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve, NC |
J.T. Ortegren & P. Knapp |
Yes |
|
381 |
crossdated |
Shoal Creek Ranger District, Talladega N.F. - pith = 1547, outer ring = 1928 |
A.M. Bale & M.C. Stambaugh |
Yes |
|
354 |
crossdated |
Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area, Meriwether County, GA (on the Piedmont) |
T. Knight |
Yes |
|
343 |
crossdated |
Greenwood Plantation, Thomas County, GA (Coastal Plain) |
T. Knight and Heather Williams |
Yes |
|
278 |
crossdated |
Hope Mills, NC |
H. Grissino-Mayer, S. van de Gevel, and J. Hart |
Yes |
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