Portrait of a 500yo forest giant, 'the world's biggest blue gum' | ABC News

Big tree hunters have returned to a remote part of Tasmania where they've found what's believed to be the world's oldest blue gum. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3DGPOoO They spent a few days climing and measuring the giant eucalypt which came in at 85m tall and is estimated to be 500 years old. The Tree Projects sent us this video. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia