What is the oldest tree in Gran Canaria?
The oldest trees on Gran Canaria are the Pino de Casandra, a Canary Pine above the Presa de las Niñas in Tejeda that the Cabildo's catalogue of singular trees puts at over 380 years, and the Drago de Gáldar, a dragon tree in the courtyard of Gáldar's old town hall dated to 1718. The island's biggest dragon tree grows on a cliff at Pino Santo near Santa Brígida, about 240 to 250 years old.
Every age and measurement here comes from the Cabildo de Gran Canaria's catalogue of singular trees, which gives each tree an official sheet with its size, ownership and whether it can be visited. The Pino de Casandra is 25 metres tall and 5.30 metres round, and has survived fires and lightning; the Cabildo began watering it and marking paths under its crown in August 2025. The Drago de Gáldar is 8 metres tall with a crown that rises above the old Casas Consistoriales, now the tourist office, which keeps weekday morning hours. The dragon trees of Pino Santo and the Jardín de la Marquesa are dated by counting their branchings, a broad method, so their ages are ranges. Pino Santo's drago stands on private land and is seen from the GC-151 road. Teror's araucaria is put at over 100 years, which is a floor rather than a planting date. Most of these trees are an hour or more apart by car, so they make a drive across the island rather than a walk.
One of Gran Canaria's trees also appears in The Tallest Trees We Have Measured.