Dalarna
Travel: Ancient trees, affable huskies and mountain-top saunas make Sweden’s Dalarna region a glorious autumn break
WHAT would the oldest tree in the world look like? A sprawling oak with broad boughs and a gnarly trunk; a towering redwood soaring as far as the eye can see; or a spindly Norwegian spruce whose balding branches are the only outward indication of advancing age? Confronted with 9,550 years of ancient arboreal history, I must admit, I'm slightly underwhelmed.