Methuselah

With a diameter of 17.5' and a height of 118' at 3500 years old this cypress tree is an incredible sight. It and another large cypress are located in an unremarkable park in Longwood Florida, Big Tree Park. Development and industry have spared this tree the fate of many other trees which used to dominate the Florida landscape. If you live in Florida or are visiting Orlando this tree is worth seeing while it is still standing.

Of the 47 million cubic feet of cypress wood harvested annually in Florida, 47 percent is chipped into inexpensive landscape mulch. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr008