1. Oldest Living Thing: Prossesor Leif Kullman of Umea University in Sweden reports a Norway spruce (Picea abies) high in the mountains separating Norway and Sweden that is 8,000 years old.
2. Most Massive Living Thing: The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) of the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada has the undisputed record for the world's most massive living thing. The largest tree, named General Sherman, is 272 feet (83 m) tall with a massive trunk 35 feet (11 m) in diameter and 109 feet (33 m) in circumference at the base. .
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