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It is likely that the juniper started growing even earlier, as it is almost impossible to count all the years of the plant's life. It is the oldest shrub in the world dated by annual rings and the ...

1,647-year-old common juniper in Finland identified as Europe's oldest woody plant. (photo credit: The University of Padua) Scientists have identified the oldest tree in Europe—a small common ...

This makes it nearly 500 years younger than the juniper. Trees are a plant which are known to last for a very long time but usually these trees are often much bigger than the small juniper.