4 minutes agoEurope's Oldest Tree Still Growing
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Despite the unpredictable climate of recent years, the millennium tree continues to grow today. Although it is 1230-year-old, it has survived various weather conditions over the last millennium, including a colder period in medieval times and rising temperatures over the past 100 years, Kosovo Presss broadcasts. [...]
Although it is 1230-year-old, it has survived various weather conditions over the last millennium, including a colder period in medieval times and rising temperatures over the past 100 years, Kosovo Presss broadcasts.
“Ittalus” was found by scientists through carbon tracks assessment in 2017 at Polino National Park, Calabria, Italy.
The tree grows on a rock page, 1,000 feet [1 1900 m] above sea level, on the southern slope of the Serra della Ciavole Mountains.
Now a team from Pollino National Park, in collaboration with the University of Tuscia, are trying to figure out how to protect the tree from climate change destruction.
Research of its growth through climate change may also help scientists to understand better how forests react to global warming.
Otherwise, the name of the tree comes from the origin of the region and is appointed according to a king who ruled Calabria. It has been in existence since 789 AD when Vikings first set off on the English coast, according to a research study published last May.
