The Senator, 3500-year-old cypress tree, the world's oldest cypress and world's fifth oldest tree,Big Tree Park Longwood, FL

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An Estimated 3,500 years old, The Senator was the oldest bald cypress tree in the world, located in Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida. At the time of its demise, it was 125 feet (38 m) tall, with a trunk diameter of feet ( m). The tree fell due to a fire on January 16, 2012. As of 1993, The Senator was estimated to be 3,400-3,500 years old, the 5th oldest tree in the 1925, a hurricane destroyed the top of the tree, reducing its original height of 165 feet (50 m) to a height of 118 feet (36 m). The tree's volume had previously been estimated at 4,300 cubic feet (120 m3), but a 2006 survey by Will Blozan of the Native Tree Society has measured the volume at well over 5,100 cubic feet (140 m3), making The Senator not only the largest Pond Cypress in the United States, but also the largest tree of any species east of the Mississippi River.

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Size: 2424px × 3650px
Location: Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida FL USA North America
Photo credit: © M. Timothy O'Keefe / Alamy / Afripics
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