The 15 Oldest Rocks and Trees on Planet Earth

Neill Lynskey Published 03/22/2025 in wow

The ultimate rivals of immortal man Bryan Johnson.

Humans are obsessed with immortality and living as long as they can - but nature has us beat. Across the globe, there trees still living that first sprouted over 5,000 years ago, rocks that have been chipped off billion-year-old foundations, and meteorites that are even older than Earth itself.

If your goal is to live a long life, just know some rock will always have a billion years on you.

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1. Stump of Prometheus
The oldest known tree at over five-thousand years old, it grew in Nevada until student Donald Currey cut it down in 1964 for research purposes.
2. Grand Canyon Boulder with Reptile Prints
A boulder in the Grand Canyon was found with fossilized reptile prints that lived 313 million years ago.
3. Mother of the Forest
A Giant Sequoia in Calaveras County, California, estimated to be over 2,500 years old.
4. Acasta Gneiss Complex
A fragment of Acasta geologic complex found in the Northwest Territories of Canada containing crystals whose formation date back to 4.03 billion years ago
5. Yamaki Pine
A bonsai tree in Washington, D.C. that is 392 years old.
6. Big Bertha
A moon rock collected on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission that is 4 billion years old.
7. Robert E. Lee
A Giant Sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park, California, estimated to be about 2,600 years old.
8. NWA 11119 Meteorite
The oldest meteorite ever found. It is 4.56 billion years old, 20 million years older than the earth itself.
9. General Sherman
A Giant Sequoia in Tulare County, California, estimated to be about 2,500 years old.
10. Oldest art in North America
A rock near Winnemucca Lake features carvings by Native peoples that date back 10,500 years.
11. Methuselah
A 4,856-year-old bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of eastern California .
12. Acasta River Rock
This rock pulled from the Acasta River area in Canada is estimated to be 4.03 billion years old.
13. Grizzly Giant
A red sequoia of Yosemite National Park, estimated to be about 2,000 years old.
14. Alerce Milenario
A Patagonian cypress tree located in Chile is estimated to be about 5,484 years old.
15. Sandai Shogun no Matsu
A bonsai tree in Tokyo, Japan, estimated to be 500 years old.

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1. Stump of Prometheus The oldest known tree at over five-thousand years old, it grew in Nevada until student Donald Currey cut it down in 1964 for research purposes.

2. Grand Canyon Boulder with Reptile Prints A boulder in the Grand Canyon was found with fossilized reptile prints that lived 313 million years ago.

3. Mother of the Forest A Giant Sequoia in Calaveras County, California, estimated to be over 2,500 years old.

4. Acasta Gneiss Complex A fragment of Acasta geologic complex found in the Northwest Territories of Canada containing crystals whose formation date back to 4.03 billion years ago

5. Yamaki Pine A bonsai tree in Washington, D.C. that is 392 years old.

6. Big Bertha A moon rock collected on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission that is 4 billion years old.

7. Robert E. Lee A Giant Sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park, California, estimated to be about 2,600 years old.

8. NWA 11119 Meteorite The oldest meteorite ever found. It is 4.56 billion years old, 20 million years older than the earth itself.

9. General Sherman A Giant Sequoia in Tulare County, California, estimated to be about 2,500 years old.

10. Oldest art in North America A rock near Winnemucca Lake features carvings by Native peoples that date back 10,500 years.

11. Methuselah A 4,856-year-old bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of eastern California .

12. Acasta River Rock This rock pulled from the Acasta River area in Canada is estimated to be 4.03 billion years old.

13. Grizzly Giant A red sequoia of Yosemite National Park, estimated to be about 2,000 years old.

14. Alerce Milenario A Patagonian cypress tree located in Chile is estimated to be about 5,484 years old.

15. Sandai Shogun no Matsu A bonsai tree in Tokyo, Japan, estimated to be 500 years old.

1. Stump of Prometheus

2. Grand Canyon Boulder with Reptile Prints

3. Mother of the Forest

4. Acasta Gneiss Complex

5. Yamaki Pine

6. Big Bertha

7. Robert E. Lee

8. NWA 11119 Meteorite

9. General Sherman

10. Oldest art in North America

11. Methuselah

12. Acasta River Rock

13. Grizzly Giant

14. Alerce Milenario

15. Sandai Shogun no Matsu

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1. Stump of Prometheus
The oldest known tree at over five-thousand years old, it grew in Nevada until student Donald Currey cut it down in 1964 for research purposes.

2. Grand Canyon Boulder with Reptile Prints
A boulder in the Grand Canyon was found with fossilized reptile prints that lived 313 million years ago.

3. Mother of the Forest
A Giant Sequoia in Calaveras County, California, estimated to be over 2,500 years old.

4. Acasta Gneiss Complex
A fragment of Acasta geologic complex found in the Northwest Territories of Canada containing crystals whose formation date back to 4.03 billion years ago

5. Yamaki Pine
A bonsai tree in Washington, D.C. that is 392 years old.

6. Big Bertha
A moon rock collected on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission that is 4 billion years old.

7. Robert E. Lee
A Giant Sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park, California, estimated to be about 2,600 years old.

8. NWA 11119 Meteorite
The oldest meteorite ever found. It is 4.56 billion years old, 20 million years older than the earth itself.

9. General Sherman
A Giant Sequoia in Tulare County, California, estimated to be about 2,500 years old.

10. Oldest art in North America
A rock near Winnemucca Lake features carvings by Native peoples that date back 10,500 years.

11. Methuselah
A 4,856-year-old bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of eastern California .

12. Acasta River Rock
This rock pulled from the Acasta River area in Canada is estimated to be 4.03 billion years old.

13. Grizzly Giant
A red sequoia of Yosemite National Park, estimated to be about 2,000 years old.

14. Alerce Milenario
A Patagonian cypress tree located in Chile is estimated to be about 5,484 years old.

15. Sandai Shogun no Matsu
A bonsai tree in Tokyo, Japan, estimated to be 500 years old.