New research finds that the aspen (Populus tremuloides), which reproduces clonally through shoots called ramets, is between 16,000 and 80,000 years old. The oldest non-clonal organism on Earth is ...

In fact, its namesake is the scientific term for aspens, Populus tremuloides. Esquire’s Jeff Gordinier gushed about the aesthetic, from the exterior with its arched windows designed to deter ...