A 106 acres 'forest' that is actually a single tree; can you take a guess?
A single organism, Pando, in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, defies expectations by appearing as a vast forest of quaking aspens. This clonal colony, with genetically identical stems arising from a massive root system, is estimated to be thousands of years old and weighs millions of pounds, making it one of Earth's oldest and heaviest living entities.
A single organism, Pando, in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, defies expectations by appearing as a vast forest of quaking aspens. This clonal colony, with genetically identical stems arising from a massive root system, is estimated to be thousands of years old and weighs millions of pounds, making it one of Earth's oldest and heaviest living entities.
