What trees live more than 2000 years in California?

Some species of yew can live for over 2,000 years, making them some of the oldest trees in the world. The Pacific yew is native the Pacific Northwest, growing from California to Alaska. In Washington state, what's thought to have been the oldest Pacific yew tree in the country died in 2021 at the age of 410 years old.



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The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is home to the oldest trees in the world, bristlecone pines. Some of these living trees exceed 4000 years of age and exhibit spectacular growth forms of twisted and beautifully colored wood.

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Torrey pines are one of the rarest pines in the world, and only occur in two places: on Santa Rosa Island off the coast of southern California and Torrey Pine State Reserve, just north of San Diego, CA.

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Giant sequoias (over 3,000 years old) The President, in California's Sequoia National Park, is estimated to be over 3,200 years old. The world's largest tree, General Sherman — also located in Sequoia National Park — is estimated to be about 2,200 years old.

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The oldest sequoia tree in California is The President, which lives in Sequoia National Park. The President is about 3200 years old and the oldest known sequoia tree in the world!

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