Welwitschia: One Of The Oldest Living Plants In The World

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
  • Some individuals of this species have been alive since before the foundation of Sparta. This is Welwitschia.
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  • @BazzBrother
    @BazzBrother 2 года назад +3090

    Welwichia has all the aspects of a Dark Souls character: weird name, ancient, looks undead, probably a cthulu beast if ever hit by anyone.

  • @Ghost95975
    @Ghost95975 2 года назад +836

    What about a video on olive wood trees? They are also really old as their seeds drop near the base of the tree and as they grow, they merge into the main trunk and become the "new trunk" which will forever repeat, thus becoming essentially immortal.

    • @BSIII
      @BSIII 2 года назад +124

      There's olive trees dated up to 6,000 that are still alive today, and bearing fruit.

    • @TheNaturalGamer1
      @TheNaturalGamer1 2 года назад +5

      Yeah right

    • @blueredbrick
      @blueredbrick 2 года назад +20

      Wow never heard of that before.

    • @dominus6695
      @dominus6695 2 года назад +31

      do they fuse and take over, combine their dna with the main tree, or just appear to 'merge'? You'll have to explain that accurately... if they grow near the base they're just a new specimen...

    • @sunrisesunset1734
      @sunrisesunset1734 2 года назад +40

      That makes no sense, if their seeds start new life then they can't be called immortal. It's like calling the people in a household immortal because although granny died, grand-kids were born and continue to live there.

  • @andyandy-ym1co
    @andyandy-ym1co 2 года назад +34

    I want to share my experience in growing welwichia , and actually this is crazy for me I didn't think I grew it, I bought the seeds from a flower shop in Thailand I thought it was a scam but I bought them anyway, I tried to grow them but I feel like a failure after waiting for more than a month, but I was surprised it suddenly grew like a spinach seed it has two baby leaves, I'm very happy, but not long ago i noticed the leaf had yellow spots, i thought i would kill it but it grew, after that I started asking why my welwichia has strange leaves and it turned out to be varigated I did not expect that I grew this unique plant in the varigated form I can't wait for it to become a beautiful mature plant

  • @G5xgajsjY793
    @G5xgajsjY793 2 года назад +24

    "it's not the prettiest" "it's not the easiest on the eyes" am I the only one who thinks it's gorgeous 😭

  • @elilivezey7884
    @elilivezey7884 2 года назад +25

    its insane to think how long these have lived, but even more crazy to think about how long it took to evolve!

  • @tylerjones1574
    @tylerjones1574 2 года назад +231

    Can you do a video on the jaboticaba tree? They are fascinating califlourus fruiting trees native to South America.

    • @yellowflowerorangeflower5706
      @yellowflowerorangeflower5706 2 года назад +9

      Yes plz

    • @LER0YBM
      @LER0YBM 2 года назад +12

      Grew up with one of them, would climb up the tree and eat all the jaboticabas when I was little

    • @tylerjones1574
      @tylerjones1574 2 года назад +4

      @@julm7744 I've never tried them but I have some seeds of the scarlet variety that can fruit in 3 years in a container. I heard they can survive down to 26°F so I figured in Oregon I'd only need to take them inside a few days a year.

    • @ThePlayfarer
      @ThePlayfarer 2 года назад +9

      Are those the ones that grow fruit on its trunk?

    • @nunyabiznes33
      @nunyabiznes33 2 года назад

      They grow near the equator or do they need it a bit cooler?

  • @WilliamOfUrnge
    @WilliamOfUrnge 2 года назад +46

    This is one of my favorite plants!! A friend of mine is growing a few in his greenhouse! You should make a video on the Dragon's blood tree in Yemen!

  • @aestinoct
    @aestinoct 2 года назад +6

    I remember first learning about these things a couple of years ago, but everywhere I looked online, there was hardly any information on them and I've had them in the back of my mind since. I had no idea they were so cool! Thanks for opening my eyes to these crazy desert octopi and givin em some love.

  • @Skibbityboo0580
    @Skibbityboo0580 2 года назад +64

    I actually think it's quite beautiful!

  • @marshallemmett3313
    @marshallemmett3313 2 года назад +5

    The Ghost Orchid. I'm sure there are more interesting plants in my home state of FL, but the Ghost Orchid, I think, is the most captivating.

  • @DrakoWulf
    @DrakoWulf 2 года назад +9

    There's a Great Basin bristlecone pine tree in the mountains of Eastern California, named Methuselah. It is more than 4,850 years old. That's over 2,300 years older than Socrates, over 1,500 years older than the Trojan War, and over 700 years older than the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.

    • @spawnsrevenge
      @spawnsrevenge 2 года назад

      Yes, there are Bristlecone that predate Jesus atop of Mt Charleston NV as well. I do not believe the "66 million" theory thrown out there with this plant in the video. That's a lie

    • @klubstompers
      @klubstompers 2 года назад

      Yea, and Pando is 80,000 years old, Jurapa Oak over 13,000 years old, Old Tjikko is 9,550 years old, Great Basin Bristlecone Pine 5,071 years old.
      There are 10 plants older than this plant in the video.
      Maybe she didn't know trees are plants. :D

    • @DrakoWulf
      @DrakoWulf 2 года назад

      @@klubstompers | Methuselah is the oldest non-clonal plant, while the ones you listed aren't singular organisms. Calling them the oldest organisms would technically be correct, but I feel like it's almost cheating in a way. The Methuselah tree is, by itself, the oldest lone organism.

    • @klubstompers
      @klubstompers 2 года назад

      @@DrakoWulf 8 of the 10, are singular organisms. Only the first 2 consist of multiple plants. Calling them the oldest plants, is correct, because they are plants. Some plants are trees, some are bushes, some are weeds, some flowers, some in the sea, some on land, but that one thing they all have in common, is that they are all plants.

    • @DrakoWulf
      @DrakoWulf 2 года назад +1

      @@klubstompers | All of the plants older than Methuselah are clonal, and do not possess individual organisms that are older than Methuselah. If you'd like to cite a source that says otherwise, please do.

  • @joemilbourne3151
    @joemilbourne3151 2 года назад +56

    I was under the impression that the Bristlecone pine is the oldest plant in the world at 5000 years old....

    • @rezarishehri2135
      @rezarishehri2135 2 года назад +18

      And there is also "abarkooh ancient cypress tree" with 4500 year old age

    • @joemilbourne3151
      @joemilbourne3151 2 года назад +1

      @@applegal3058 Read the headline and think again about your post !!

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 2 года назад +4

      @@joemilbourne3151 oh ok. Yeah, you're right. I didn't read the title...just listened to what she said. I'm sure that's easily fixed by them.
      Thanks for pointing it out.

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 2 года назад +4

      @@joemilbourne3151 I've deleted my previous post so as to not cause future confusion if they fix the video title down the road.

    • @BSIII
      @BSIII 2 года назад +4

      And there's olive 🫒 trees that are still alive today that have been alive for 3000-4000 years in the Mediterranean.

  • @trekkingalbertosaur8870
    @trekkingalbertosaur8870 2 года назад +3

    I appreciate you teaching us about these plants, I knew nothing about them. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

  • @iaindavis4417
    @iaindavis4417 2 года назад +16

    There are some specimens of bristlecone pine that are five thousand years old

    • @Max23465789
      @Max23465789 2 года назад

      I came looking for this comment before I posted the same. Methuselah is petting this whippersnapper on the head he's 4,853.

    • @jeffjones6951
      @jeffjones6951 2 года назад

      Some olive groves in the Middle East have provided fruit since before Current Era. The folklore is that olive trees never die. Don't know how old they get, but at least 2,000 years

  • @lucpraslan
    @lucpraslan 2 года назад +6

    Epiphyllum Oxypelatum
    Talk about The Queen Of The Night next!
    It's a cool plant with incredible flowers that bloom only for about 9 hours then they close permanently. The flowers are the size of a dinner plate and have an unusual somewhat lemon-y fragrance. They attracts insects. I grow them, they're a very cool plant 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @AphidKirby
    @AphidKirby 2 года назад +11

    YESSS!1 I love Welwitschia!! Really happy to see it get a spotlight!
    Also can you talk about Epiphytic Bromeliads? They're my fave family of plants!!

  • @Martel4
    @Martel4 2 года назад +1

    First time watching this channel and I must say we'll done. I was entertained, informed and the editing was top notch.

  • @Totalinternalreflection
    @Totalinternalreflection 2 года назад +3

    Never new I could relate to a plant so much...

  • @IchiteM
    @IchiteM 2 года назад +2

    My botany Prof Poschlod is a HUGE fan of her and mentions her in EVERY course he gives xD

  • @seanhampson4126
    @seanhampson4126 2 года назад +3

    Would love a video on different hatiora species. I have a hatiora salicornioides plant that is super fun to grow and propagate. And amazing video as always, thanks again!

  • @iambumbo7534
    @iambumbo7534 2 года назад +2

    that plants older then the candy in grandma’s bowl

  • @NinjaOrchids
    @NinjaOrchids 2 года назад +8

    These are amazing plants! 👍🏼

  • @sussekind9717
    @sussekind9717 2 года назад +10

    Some people may say it looks like a completely dehydrated, and shriveled up octopus, laying flopped out in the middle of the desert, but I think it's rather beautiful. But then again, I'm a weirdo.
    I grow mushrooms on my wall, and I have a 3 legged nutria in my backyard, and when I'm bored, I jump out of airplanes (sometimes helicopters, but the rotor wash sucks).🤙

  • @kaitlyn__L
    @kaitlyn__L 2 года назад +1

    Oh my gosh, Tasha I love your hair! I’ve always been a huge fan of blue and teal :D (apologies if this isn’t the first video with that hair, I’ve missed a bunch of uploads from like, everywhere I follow)

  • @OneGuyOnline2
    @OneGuyOnline2 2 года назад +1

    Enjoyed that report on Welwitchia. What to talk about next? The devastation of fungus gnats on potted plants. I am sure they attack the roots causing root rot somehow in some plants. No one seems to know anything about fungus gnats nor what to do to help the plant survive if it has been damaged. Never had fungus gnats before so was completely blind sided by the infestation and where it came from. Lost several plants. My huge corn stalk plant was horribly affected. Everything I did seemed to make it worse. I didn't know what I was doing wrong, but the plant kept shedding leaves. Stopped all watering for months, but the root ball wouldn't dry out. Finally I soaked the root ball in peroxide water. Then the plant started recovering. The whole story was probably 6 to 8 months long. I thought I was going to loose this giant plant of mine. Why did this all happen? I am sure I am not the only one who has struggled with this crazy.

  • @andrewkawam2603
    @andrewkawam2603 2 года назад +2

    Love the welwitschia and great video as always from this channel !!!!!!!! :) Could you guys please do an episode about the flowerpot snake?

  • @chillyperson23
    @chillyperson23 2 года назад +1

    Y'all should talk about tillandsias! They are another family of plants that get most of their moisture from the air. Some of them in the Atacama desert, where hundreds of years can pass between rainfall, get their moisture purely from fog.

  • @xxkhandikidxx
    @xxkhandikidxx 2 года назад +1

    That looks really similar to the plant in Wolf's Rain. The one that caused the illusion of the fake paradise. I wonder if that's where the author got the idea from.

  • @oozorakyou
    @oozorakyou 2 года назад +1

    "they like Chicken McNuggets but they didn't get those until like 2700 years old."
    what a strict mom this plant has..

  • @erikdentremont2891
    @erikdentremont2891 2 года назад +1

    Tasha, never change. You're awesome.

  • @marianocolsin8968
    @marianocolsin8968 2 года назад +9

    Welswitchia looks like that plant Ina surviving videogame that is very common and has little use but is also essential for the Start of the game so it has to be very distinguishable from anything else

    • @AreGeeBee
      @AreGeeBee 2 года назад +1

      You obtained Plant Fiber (7)

  • @Noukz37
    @Noukz37 2 года назад

    To me, the whole of each episode is basically just and interlude to Tasha's outtakes XD

  • @NorthPoleSanta
    @NorthPoleSanta 2 года назад

    When I was in Namibia I was lucky enough to see those grass circles. super cool - you should go

  • @MikeLaRock88
    @MikeLaRock88 2 года назад

    3:17 So satisfying to see it rain in a desert

  • @daltontalbott2657
    @daltontalbott2657 2 года назад +1

    Hi Tasha T. A.
    Love your show and your humor. Most of all your teddy bear hair pom poms. From an OG, "Old Guy."
    Dalton

  • @davidmcbride3843
    @davidmcbride3843 2 года назад

    What a wonderful presentation.
    Welwichia is a most ancient plant.
    Only other plants 3000 years old is the Undumbarra that have now appeared again on Buddha statues and windows and doors around the world. Such weird and wonderful ancient plants are fascinating to learn about.

  • @pepitoquebec1241
    @pepitoquebec1241 2 года назад

    The cone really make me think of a conifer, and the leave remind me the moose fern and also some kind of alga

  • @squeegie
    @squeegie 2 года назад +1

    Humans: stubs toe... /dies
    Welwitschia: starved, half dead, chewed on... /I'M A SURVIVOR!

  • @imperpekto12ify
    @imperpekto12ify 2 года назад

    Tasha Tasha Tasha!!!!!! Love love your hair❤❤❤ About this plant, I never heard about them before!!! They sound awesome!!

  • @ludovicflames4643
    @ludovicflames4643 2 года назад

    Interesting video, I just subbed, the channel deserves its attention and more.

  • @philipnorris6542
    @philipnorris6542 2 года назад

    Fascinating stuff, Tasha.

  • @nowheretoofar
    @nowheretoofar 2 года назад +1

    It’s my understanding that the bristle cone pine is the oldest plant in the world. Visiting a grove of those trees felt nearly sacred.

  • @JacobCanote
    @JacobCanote 2 года назад

    I learned about tree tumbo today. Did you know it has two leaves that keep on growing and growing?
    Love your face. Best of luck!

  • @TheYoungWolfI
    @TheYoungWolfI 2 года назад +1

    There's a spruce tree in Scandinavia, Old Tjikko, that's over 9000 years old

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia7475 2 года назад

    What a beautiful old pile of leaves! Such a cool story.

  • @uprightape100
    @uprightape100 2 года назад +2

    Ummm, Bristlecone Pines cans reach 5,000 years old. Coast Redwoods and Giant Sequoias can both reach 3,000 if they don't fall over (falling is their major cause of morbidity). Trees are plants too, ya know.
    Edit: the original headline was a definitive "Oldest Plant In The World".

  • @Jm649
    @Jm649 2 года назад +1

    This is so interesting 🌱

  • @Forever_Rayne
    @Forever_Rayne 2 года назад

    I learned about them last year and I'm so fascinated by them. I hope that I get to see one in person one day!

  • @TjakaErasmus
    @TjakaErasmus 2 года назад +1

    Welwitschia is the national plant of Namibia. The Namibian rugby team is known as the "Welwitchias".

  • @smartignorance847
    @smartignorance847 2 года назад

    Lol that ending..pretty smooth

  • @steveolotu52
    @steveolotu52 2 года назад

    That ending was prime!

  • @dryrice7551
    @dryrice7551 2 года назад +2

    Can you do a video on bamboo? I've been very interested in this plant lately and would like to learn more about it!

    • @barbaramullins4233
      @barbaramullins4233 2 года назад

      Well, I can tell you this...DO NOT plant it in your yard. My mother planted some 20 years ago and it has spread all over her yard, neighbors yard and even to the side street.

  • @deeliciousplum
    @deeliciousplum 2 года назад

    "Don't put that on the internet." Famous last words. 😊🤭 Resilient and old as heck plant.

  • @ms.lisaharris307
    @ms.lisaharris307 Год назад

    New subscriber here I just love your channel thank you this is excellent content. I enjoyed this very much 😉

  • @MuhammadNafisJamil
    @MuhammadNafisJamil 2 года назад

    It's such a beautiful plant. Those vine like leaves could ensnare you if it were alive.

  • @MrMockingbird1313
    @MrMockingbird1313 2 года назад

    Hey Tasha, this is a cool video. There is a chestnut tree in Italy that is believed to be at least 4500 years old. That I believe sets the world record.

  • @Gheno
    @Gheno 2 года назад

    Gof of war music was the icing on the cake

  • @elLocodelsubte
    @elLocodelsubte 2 года назад

    i would love to have one in my garden dudeee, such an ancient species.

  • @eomguel9017
    @eomguel9017 2 года назад

    I was excited thinking my comment to the previous video had been heeded, but it wasn't quoted lol. Never mind, you still covered Welwitschia, which is an amazing plant. How about Psilotum next?

  • @princessstewart8196
    @princessstewart8196 Год назад

    What about house plants like ZZ, spider plants, and Snake plants?
    They're popular but adored and come in so many varieties

  • @victoriap1649
    @victoriap1649 2 года назад +2

    Why do I feel like I’ve seen this plant covered on floralogic before? So weird lol, anyone else have this memory?

  • @nathanielrobles3284
    @nathanielrobles3284 2 года назад

    They have a cell that multiplies continiously instead of just grow and declines. That is why they live so long.

  • @06racing
    @06racing 2 года назад

    I like how the plant series is not a different channel.

  • @maryhairy1
    @maryhairy1 2 года назад

    Whilst travelling across Namibia I came across 10 of these plants. 💜

  • @Ramy_Ramz
    @Ramy_Ramz 2 года назад

    But the oldest living plant is a Clonal colony called Pando located in Utah’s Fishlake National Forrest, it’s estimated to be about 80,000 years old. Now that’s old.

  • @AdmireTheStrange
    @AdmireTheStrange 2 года назад

    I bet you the area it lives used to be a lot more lush than it is now. It was thousands of years afterall, that’s enough time for terrain to change for sure.

  • @neondemons
    @neondemons 2 года назад

    Literally the visual representation of my hopes and dreams.

  • @adriangibson3153
    @adriangibson3153 2 года назад +1

    I think this is amazing!

  • @mitchgillilan
    @mitchgillilan 2 года назад

    Great video! I had never heard of these before. You should do your next plant video on the mysterious, poisonous, and long lived English Yew tree! (Taxus Baccata)

  • @Nighzmarquls
    @Nighzmarquls 2 года назад +1

    Please do one on Jumping Cholla, the second most malicious plant on earth.

  • @darkranger116
    @darkranger116 2 года назад

    Welwitschia is a great name for a hero with immortal powers

  • @summerjune4269
    @summerjune4269 2 года назад

    At 3:31, nature is amazing..where sand meets sea.

  • @Dshappystuff
    @Dshappystuff 2 года назад

    Wow that was really great. Well presented!

  • @assistinuyutubiu
    @assistinuyutubiu 2 года назад

    Please, talk abou the Asclepiadoideae, the plants that have exotic flowers and smell to attrac fly as their pollinators. Variety and complexity

  • @tracybowling1156
    @tracybowling1156 2 года назад

    I was wondering about greenhouse conditions for this plant. I'm glad you answered it. It really is a pretty plant when it gets all it's needs met, huh?

  • @peterashby-saracen3681
    @peterashby-saracen3681 2 года назад

    One of the most fantastic plants on the planet!

  • @Noctuavida
    @Noctuavida 2 года назад

    Fascinating, thank you

  • @josephjones5552
    @josephjones5552 2 года назад +1

    She is really pretty. Those eyes, wow.

  • @ShiningSakura
    @ShiningSakura 2 года назад

    I would love a video on sego lily. They are notoriously hard to grow and prefer the worst growing conditions to be successful.

  • @oraziogallipoli7829
    @oraziogallipoli7829 2 года назад

    King leonida: this is sparta!!!
    Welwitschia: kids...

  • @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103
    @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103 2 года назад

    Wellwitcha look at that, green things DO grow in the desert (is probably what the discovery sounded like)

  • @tommyflagg9029
    @tommyflagg9029 2 года назад

    Love seeing new things,

  • @lucpraslan
    @lucpraslan 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for this video on a strange and obscure plant 👍🏼

  • @richsenecal
    @richsenecal 2 года назад +1

    3000 years is certainly a long time, but I am pretty sure that it is about 2000 years short of the record.

    • @BSIII
      @BSIII 2 года назад

      The Two Sisters olive tree is 6,000 years old

  • @JugheadJones03
    @JugheadJones03 2 года назад

    Thank you for putting Tasha's rap on the internetzzz! ; )

  • @GhostSquirell
    @GhostSquirell 2 года назад

    "Don't put that in the internet." Oh it's definitely on the internet

  • @gino9094
    @gino9094 2 года назад

    0:42 I thought I left a game open because of the music here

  • @AquaticFlapper125
    @AquaticFlapper125 2 года назад

    Love the Boy Plant

  • @jakemoeller7850
    @jakemoeller7850 2 года назад

    What an interesting plant!🤯

  • @Jptorrent004
    @Jptorrent004 2 года назад +1

    What an odd plant, glad I got to learn about it!

  • @jasperjarel3339
    @jasperjarel3339 2 года назад

    Where is this located? This is going to look great on my grounds!....please provide GPS coordinates to I can send a team to retrieve it for me.

  • @MrGrombie
    @MrGrombie 2 года назад

    Weeping moss pretty please. It's a really cool aquatic moss!

  • @kurtrohlfing5850
    @kurtrohlfing5850 2 года назад

    Saw a paper that said that curly leaves trap fog better for maximum water droplets.

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 2 года назад

    Oh man, I dug about 6 of these out of my back yard.

  • @liambrandley2716
    @liambrandley2716 2 года назад

    A good idea for paleologic would to talk about the convoluted history of brontosaurus

  • @dominick1992ful
    @dominick1992ful 7 месяцев назад

    In school in Angola , they lied to us , that you can only find this plant in Angola , thank you for this video

    • @Fish-cj4ub
      @Fish-cj4ub 6 месяцев назад

      haha school lies all around the world lol youre not the only ones. essentially any Asian country like china or japan have curriculum that are blatantly contradictory to real history. its part of government propaganda.

  • @chaoticfloralarrangement8741
    @chaoticfloralarrangement8741 2 года назад

    I love this plant bro. Reminds me of pi too.

  • @broomhildabeast8118
    @broomhildabeast8118 2 года назад +1

    Love the CLOWN hair!

  • @petrfedor1851
    @petrfedor1851 2 года назад

    The wildest thing about them Is they are in closely related to pine trees then flowering plants.

  • @zanescents3986
    @zanescents3986 2 года назад

    Love love love!!