Tech Alive before Jesus’ birth, a 2600-year-old tree in North Carolina is one of USA’s oldest May 10, 2019May 11, 2019Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on Alive before Jesus’ birth, a 2600-year-old tree in North Carolina is one of USA’s oldest While wars and storms roar around it, the tree has been alive for over 2,600 years, quietly growing along the banks of a river southeast of Raleigh.