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The Curse of the Methuselah Tree. On a desolate mountain top in California lives the world's oldest organism - a gnarled and twisted bristlecone pine. The scientist who discovered the tree gave it the name Methuselah. It was a seedling when the Egyptian pyramids were being built and a mature tree at the time of Christ.
The Curse of the Methuselah Tree - Top Documentary Films. 2009, Nature - 50 min 21 Comments. 8.17. Ratings: 8.17 / 10 from 70 users . In the arid and inhospitable California desert stands a bristlecone pine tree with the mythical name of Methuselah.
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Apr 22, 2017 · Real Wild. 1.75M subscribers. Subscribed. 426. 44K views 6 years ago #RealWild #Documentary. On a desolate mountain top in California lives the world's oldest organism, a gnarled and twisted...
May 4, 2018 · Using archive footage and stunning computer animation along with a echoing first person narration from poet Roger McGough this film contemplates the tree’s future and reveals the curse that has followed anyone who has dared to work on the tree – an early death.
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Aug 17, 2023 · Aug 17, 2023 | History, Nature, Videos. The Curse Of The Methuselah Tree is a stunning documentary that explores the life of the world’s oldest living organism – a twisted bristlecone pine tree located in California, known as ‘Methuselah’.
The story of the oldest living thing on Earth. “I am not part of history. No. History is part of me.” This is the story of the oldest living thing on earth and its unique view of human civilisation. With narration and specially-commissioned poetry by Roger McGough.
