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Re:A Forest Grew for Millennia in North America Without Anyo... by maxerickson on Friday May 20, 2016 @01:54PM (#11739963)
It's mentioned at the end of the link that an older tree has since been recorded.

Note the photo and think about counting 5000 age rings on a pencil (roughly the situation with a core) and I think it becomes clear that 'recorded' is an important part of it.

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Re:A Forest Grew for Millennia in North America Without Anyo... by xufi on Friday May 20, 2016 @02:34PM (#11740331)
Definitely. Thats how I I started recognizing the older trees from the sequoias I believe which are one of the oldest species of trees out there.
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