Where is the oldest known clonal tree colony in the world found?
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At Pando in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, United States. It is a quaking aspen colony made of thousands of genetically identical stems linked to one root system.
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Pando is found in Fishlake National Forest in south-central Utah, near Fish Lake. It is one of the best-known clonal tree colonies on Earth and is usually identified as a single trembling aspen organism spreading over about 43 hectares (106 acres). Scientists estimate it may be thousands of years old, though exact age is hard to prove. The colony is famous because each visible tree is genetically the same as the others, all connected through a shared root system.
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