Show AMERICAN BIG TREES ARE OLDEST honors for greatest age among living things are ye re awarded to the big trees of western america in a summary study by the late dr hans colisch the big trees only close campeti tor for record length of life in dr colisch s tabulation is the baobab tree of africa which is given an es timatea age of 5 years vears next in line come the banyan ot of india sacred for having sheltered the buddha the identical tree un der which gratama sat when in came to him is still pointed out and since it has been a 8 holy place during all the centuries it is quite probable that the tradition is accurate so that the estimated 3 year age of the bo tree is well supported not so well tares fares the giant cy press of rule 1 in mexico at which stout cortez marvelled marvellee marvel led ab i 8 |