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What’s the “oldest” known clone?


I was just thinking about how easily these cacti propogate. If carefully managed how long could a population of clones survive? What the longest surviving clone we're aware of?

by Status_Block591

10 Comments

  1. TossinDogs

    Shamen in South America have been passing cuts from one to another for generations. Could be thousands of years. 🤷

  4. UptownProvisions

    Can’t imagine a lot that are older or more known than the AD001 no?

  5. 1450Games

    good question! whats the oldest named cloned?

  6. divinra

    Something in the Andes no one in the US knows about.

  7. Kornbreadl

    As already mentioned, not one of the US clones. I think Jaimie Alberto is or is estimated to be 150 years old, but thats the oldest I am aware of

  8. cuckaroundandfindout

    My grandmother had a “hippie” give her a cutting in the early 70s, she took a cutting to each house she’d moved between over the years. The cutting she has given to me I’ve been able to give cutting to friends with.

  9. chocobearv93

    FR991 is the scop collection taken by Ritter during his expeditions. That was 1959. All other scops are descended from that scop collection in 1959, so FR991 has to be one of the oldest I think

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