Pando: Earth’s Oldest, Hugest Organism Is Trees!
Pando: Earth’s Oldest, Hugest Organism Is Trees!
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In Utah, lives a 106-acre stand of Quaking Aspen trees that are all genetically identical because they are all growing from the same massive root system. It’s Pando, the most massive, and almost certainly oldest (by far) organism on Earth.Learn more about advertising on the HowStuffWorks podcasts at www.howstuffworks.com/advertisers.htm
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