Oldest living tree

A few years back a tree was discovered in Sweden that is the oldest in the world. According to an article in National Geographic a 13 foot tall tree was discovered in the Dalarna Province which was carbon dated to have root systems over 9550 years old.

According to one of the researchers "Trees much older than 9,550 years would be impossible in Sweden, because ice sheets covered the country until the end of the last Ice Age around 11,000 years ago."

I think it is amazing that not only is there something living on this planet that is that old but also the fact that we have figured out how to measure how long living things like trees have been around through carbon dating.