Pando

USA / Utah / Koosharem /
 tree, trees, interesting place
Pando (Latin for "I spread"), also known as The Trembling Giant, is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) determined to be a single living organism by identical genetic markers and one massive underground root system. The plant is estimated to weigh collectively 6,000,000 kg (6,600 short tons), making it the heaviest known organism. The root system of Pando, at an estimated 80,000 years old, is among the oldest known living organisms.

Pando is located in the Fishlake National Forest, near Fish Lake at the western edge of the Colorado Plateau in South-central Utah.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree)
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Coordinates:   38°31'31"N   111°44'57"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago