The forest made of a single tree known as Pando ("I spread" in Latin) has 47,000 stems (all with the same DNA) sprouting from a shared root system over 100 acres (40 hectares) of Utah. Here ...

These stems are all connected by a massive underground root system, which adds up to make Pando the world's heaviest living organism. Related: The oldest tree in the world (and the 7 runner-ups ...

Every tree in Pando is genetically identical, sharing DNA from a root system that has been growing and regenerating for tens of thousands of years beneath the forest floor. Named after the Latin ...

The Pando is a group of interconnected quaking aspen in Fishlake National Forest in Utah. It's a huge colony with a connected root system, spanning 106 acres, weighing 6,000 metric tons and is ...