… are well-kept secrets, to prevent the crowds of tourists from damaging them. Only a handful of scientists know the exact location of them. Methuselah, a bristlecone pine (the oldest living organism on the planet), is somewhere in California’s Inyo National Forest and is over 4,800 years old. Hyperion is a Red Sequoia, 1,155 metres in height and is in the Redwood National Park in California. In Spain, the oldest trees are the Olivo de la Farga de Arión (Tarragona) and the Tejo de Barondillo (Madrid), reaching about 1,700 years old.