Simple English News » oldest tree http://www.simpleenglishnews.com Yes, you can learn English. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:46:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The World’s Oldest Tree http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/archives/stories/the-worlds-oldest-tree-5311213 http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/archives/stories/the-worlds-oldest-tree-5311213#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:39:50 +0000 roka http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/?p=1213 ]]> Listen here

The oldest tree in the world has been found in Sweden.

It is a spruce tree which is more than 9,500 years old.

It was previously believed that some 5,000-year-old pine trees in North America were the oldest.

The tree has provided scientists with lots of information about the history of the climate in the region.

Words

previous: existing or happening before.

Source: Science Daily

]]> http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/archives/stories/the-worlds-oldest-tree-5311213/feed 4