Fitzroya - Wikipedia Its rough pyramidal canopy provides cover for the southern beech, laurel and myrtle The largest known living specimen is Alerce Milenario in Alerce Costero National Park, Chile It is more than 60 m (200ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of 4 26 m (14 2 ft)
Alerce | Old-Growth, Endemic Patagonian | Britannica alerce, (species Fitzroya cupressoides), coniferous tree that is the only species of the genus Fitzroya, of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), native to southern Chile and southern Argentina In the wild it grows to become one of the oldest and largest trees in the world
This Might Be the Worlds Oldest Tree. And It Could Die of Thirst A Patagonian cypress known as Lañilawal or Alerce Milenario may be the oldest tree on Earth One researcher estimates it sprouted more than 5,000 years ago, well before the Great Pyramid of Giza
Alerce Milenario: History, Distribution, and Conservation As a keystone species, the alerce creates microhabitats under its canopy, fostering the growth of mosses, lichens, and saprophytic fungi It also contributes to biodiversity by providing shelter and food for endemic birds like the monito del monte