“Oldest Living Thing.”
According to the Superintendent of Reserves at Wanganui (Mr S. I. Cox), a large tree in Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui, has another 3000 years to live. It is a species of Texas cypress. The reserves committee of the Wanganui City Council saw the tree recently during a visit of inspection. “We can safely leave its future to the generations yet unborn,” was a remark when Mr Cox assessed its age. He said that one such tree in Texas had been photographed and described as the oldest living thing.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 July 1938, Page 6
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90“Oldest Living Thing.” Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 July 1938, Page 6
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