Pando is an ancient quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) with 47,000 genetically identical stems, or tree trunks, connected to a vast underground root system. Each stem is a clone of the one ...

Pando, a massive aspen colony in Utah, is the largest living organism on Earth. It covers over 100 acres and weighs about 6,000 tons. All the trees in Pando are genetically identical and share a ...

Pineau said. "These are really interesting questions to think about." Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Make the trek into south-central Utah's Fishlake National Forest and you'll discover what's considered the largest organism on Earth: the Pando tree. At first glance, Pando looks like any other ...