The ancient trees are a piece of a flawless biological system that traverses the greater part of the 65-mile length of the Black River. Additionally to their age, the trees are logically profitable methods for recreating ancient atmosphere conditions. The most established trees in the preserve expand the paleoclimate record in the southeast United States by 900 years and show proof of dry seasons and flooding amid during and pre-pilgrim times that surpass any measured in modern times.
Now, scientists have recently documented stand of bald cypress trees in North Carolina that is almost 2,624 years old. As scientists reported, it is the oldest known living trees in eastern North America and the oldest known wetland tree species in the world.
In 2017, David Stahle, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences, along with colleagues from the university’s Ancient Bald Cypress Consortium and other conservation groups, discovered the trees from a forested wetland preserve along the Black River south of Raleigh, North Carolina. Stahle documented the age of the trees using dendrochronology, the study of tree rings, and radio carbon dating.
Scientists examined a total of 110 trees located in a 16,000-acre plot of land owned by the North Carolina Nature Conservancy. The trees, which are Bald Cypress, are located along the Black River.
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