Dalarna is the Paradise Where the Oldest Tree in the World Grows!

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Dalarna is Home to the Oldest Tree in the World!

In addition to Dalarna's historical importance playing the important role in freeing Sweden from the Danish control in the years 1434 and 1521, and its economical importance as the richest area of metals and cooper, it is very beautiful landscape that mostly covered by spruce trees.

Dalarna grows to become a province and a county in Sweden. Its historical importance is also noted in many sources.

The following article is about this county, the forests of the spruce trees and the affects of global warming.

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Dalarna, Svealand, Sweden, Spruce Tree

The county with its capital city Falun as well is very beautiful, with high technological, educational facilities, good climate and rich nature. It shares with other beautiful provinces in Sweden the role of making Sweden the third best country for information technology (IT) in the world.

Landscape good for camping, forests for tours and hiking, beautiful national parks, attracted lakes good for fishing and other activities, and the red wooden houses make this county one of the very beautiful areas in the world.

In addition to these important points, a team of scientists has made a good discovery to the oldest living tree in the world in the area, the spruce tree.

Recently researchers delighted the Swedish when they have made a fascinating discovery in the mountain tundra of Dalarna in the south part of central Sweden to the oldest living tree in the world.

The roots of this old spruce tree are 9550 years old and dating back to the end of the last ice age, when the ice covered Sweden.

Today, Sweden's forests cover nearly 60% of the total modern Sweden's landmass, equivalent to 1% of global forest cover. Majestic pine trees dominate the forests of Sweden by 42%.

Besides, being used as Christmas trees, the spruces are also the base for paper and timber industries, one of the main industries in Sweden.

As a distinctive feature of Swedish forestry, individuals privately own half of the total spruce forests' area, which makes up to 355,000. Many of those individuals operate small and family owned businesses and pass their plot from generation to generation.

The spruce is tolerant and it can both withstand severe cold and to a certain extent, drought. It grows best in areas with cold winters. Its hardiness and long life are also due to its ability to clone itself. As soon as one trunk dies, another new tree grows from the same roots.

The 9,550-year-old spruce discovery is now shedding new light on the origins of the Swedish spruce. However, it is uncertain that the tree could survive the climate change in the future. Rising temperatures and less summer precipitation will likely reduce the number of pines in southern Sweden.

Another constant threat to pine trees is spruce bark beetle. Frequent storms and hot summers have led to an explosion in the number of these beetles that can kill trees in large quantities.

With the future global warming, the number of beetles probably increases even more, and they will do great harm to the old Swedish spruce.

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