In Oaxaca, Mexico stands a gnarly, knotted, gigantic cypress known as the ‘Tule Tree’. At 2,000 to 3,000 years old, it’s one of the oldest living things known on earth, and some say it’s the world’s largest single biomass. Its trunk measures an astounding 164 feet in circumference. The Mixe people of the region believe the Tule Tree to be the walking stick of one of their gods, which took root and grew to the amazing size it is today.
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