Pando Aspen Colony

Pando is a clonal colony of quaking aspen in Utah consisting of 47,000 trunks connected by a single root system. Estimated age: 10,000-40,000 years, making it one of the oldest and largest organisms on Earth. The colony demonstrates root suckering - new shoots emerge from lateral roots meters away from parent trunk, creating what appears to be a forest but is actually one genetic individual.