Archive for November 2016

Australians mourn tree that ‘failed’ university students

Is it the end of an era, or a new chapter in a beloved mythology? The sudden collapse of the University of Sydney’s famed jacaranda tree has triggered a wave of grief in Australia, with staff and alumni mourning a key piece of campus folklore. The 18m-wide tree had been at the centre of university […]

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A 1,075-year-old tree

A 1,075-year-old tree located in northern Greece is said to be Europe’s oldest living thing, say scientists. The Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) was dated by counting the rings, which are formed each year as the tree grows.  Paul J Krusic, the leader of the expedition that found the tree, described the its survival as “remarkable”. […]

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