The 9,500-year-old Norwegian Spruce was discovered by scientists at Umeå University during a 2004 tree census in Fulufjällets National Park in Sweden.
The age of the tree was established using carbon-14 dating at a laboratory in Miami, Florida after an investigation by the university.
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I had scientist carbon date my house. It dated 35 years old, but to my amazement the foundation dated 275 years old.