"Methuselah" Tree Grew From 2,000-Year-Old Seed

Friday, June 13, 2008 - 14:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The date palm plant, which grew from seeds recovered in 2005 from the Masada fortress in Israel, has been confirmed as the world's oldest-sprouted seed.

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