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World's oldest juniper shrub discovered in Finland—annual rings suggest it's 1,647 years old
Researchers from the University of Padua in Italy found a juniper at Utsjoki in Finnish Lapland, which they analyzed to be 1,647 years old by examining the annual rings. The paper is published in ...
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World's oldest juniper shrub discovered in Finland—annual rings suggest it's 1,647 years old
A juniper shrub in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, has been dated to 1,647 years old, making it the world's oldest shrub identified by annual rings and the oldest woody plant in Europe using this method.