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Can a tree live forever? What's the oldest tree? How do trees get so old? Good Stuff producer Sam Grant explores whether or not a tree could achieve immortality.
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Taylor Becker, Sam McCartney, SR Foxley, Nathan J. Reid, Margaret Hutz, Jeffrey M. Brice II, Brayden Butler, Matt, Max, Joseph Hegeman, Spass Merdjanoff, Colin Young, Bryce Daifuku, Ashley Beranek, Andrew Arrabaca, Jeff Brice, Matt Altieri, Torstein, Chris Hicks, and Waleed Alowaiyesh
Music by
Chris Zabriskie
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Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth)
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References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_trees
bbc.com/earth/story/20150622-can-anything-live-forever
thoughtco.com/what-causes-trees-to-die-conditions-that-kill-trees-1342913
realclearscience.com/blog/2014/11/do_trees_die_of_old_age.html
washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-town-tries-to-care-for-and-let-go-of-its-oldest-resident--a-600-year-old-oak/2016/06/27/a7fc4dcc-3a1a-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html?utm_term=.81364be9ed0d
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah_(tree)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166529
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Sherman_(tree)
huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/big-trees-grow-faster-young_n_4609096.htmltheguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/15/trees-grow-more-older-carbon
science.time.com/2014/01/15/study-shows-older-trees-absorb-more-carbon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Horse_Chestnut
newscientist.com/article/mg21729004-800-why-trees-cant-grow-taller-than-100-metres
eurekalert.org/features/kids/2005-03/osu-wdt031005.php
Can a tree live forever? What's the oldest tree? How do trees get so old? Good Stuff producer Sam Grant explores whether or not a tree could achieve immortality.
►Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thegoodstuff
►Subscribe: youtube.com/thegoodstuff
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Special Thanks to Our Patreon Patrons!
Taylor Becker, Sam McCartney, SR Foxley, Nathan J. Reid, Margaret Hutz, Jeffrey M. Brice II, Brayden Butler, Matt, Max, Joseph Hegeman, Spass Merdjanoff, Colin Young, Bryce Daifuku, Ashley Beranek, Andrew Arrabaca, Jeff Brice, Matt Altieri, Torstein, Chris Hicks, and Waleed Alowaiyesh
Music by
Chris Zabriskie
chriszabriskie.com
Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth)
oldearthcontact.bandcamp.com
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_trees
bbc.com/earth/story/20150622-can-anything-live-forever
thoughtco.com/what-causes-trees-to-die-conditions-that-kill-trees-1342913
realclearscience.com/blog/2014/11/do_trees_die_of_old_age.html
washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-town-tries-to-care-for-and-let-go-of-its-oldest-resident--a-600-year-old-oak/2016/06/27/a7fc4dcc-3a1a-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html?utm_term=.81364be9ed0d
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah_(tree)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166529
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Sherman_(tree)
huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/big-trees-grow-faster-young_n_4609096.htmltheguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/15/trees-grow-more-older-carbon
science.time.com/2014/01/15/study-shows-older-trees-absorb-more-carbon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Horse_Chestnut
newscientist.com/article/mg21729004-800-why-trees-cant-grow-taller-than-100-metres
eurekalert.org/features/kids/2005-03/osu-wdt031005.php