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Pando, Earthâs Largest Living Organism, Could be 80,000 Years Old

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A collection of over 40,000 trees in rural Utah is the worldâs largest single organism, having all descended from a single seedling.

According to a team that recently estimated the organismâs age, Pando is between 16,000 to 80,000 years old .

The grove is the largest, most dense organism yet known, clocking in at nearly 13 million pounds ( 5.9 million kilograms ).

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