A Bosnian pine growing in Greece has been dated to be more than 1000 years old

http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/discoveries/newdiscoveri...

I mean it's no shock a 115 year-old person died but it seems to be very soon after they are mentioned on TV or in the paper.

Recently a man in India claimed to be 120 years-old he'll probably be in the paper again next week.

The idiot who destroyed the oldest tree, did so because he was trying to find the oldest tree, for career progression, even if it meant destroying other trees in which he happened to get stuck all his expensive core tools. Ironically, it was the oldest tree which ended up being said tree.

I hazard to guess that the meth user, chose to sit under the largest tree, because , it was well known to be the largest. Unfortunately, there was also a small confined fence around it. Ironically forcing whoever wanted to sit next to it to be jammed up against it. They were probably a tree lover, and then disaster struck as it always does.

I also speculate the most isolated tree was hit by a truck because it was, the most isolated tree. They just found a car crashed into it. It was probably a man who knew about the tree, drove hours to go look at it, and then for novelty drove into it and then left the scene.

In all cases it was a matter of time. Only better thought out protocols and investment are needed.

Simply, a wall, would have protected the last 2, ( even 3 - if you included platos olive tree ). For the first one, more investment into protocol.

Funnily enough I would think it would only require pocket change from a philanthropist to protect the handful of record breaking organisms left on the planet, if they were smart.