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The only certainty is that Currey did have permission to cut down what was discovered to be the oldest tree on record. Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old.
Though there are different accounts on the circumstances of the request, such as Currey needing to retrieve his core drill (an expensive tool used to measure trees ages without significantly harming ...