AGE OF TREES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 22 March 1907, Page 3

AGE OF TREES

The oldest itrees are probably the African boabab and dragon trees (Dracoena draca). which ireaich an age of about 4000 years. The Sepuoia of California grew to be at least 3000 yeaocs. Although growing faster, the eucalyptus tree oi Australia, does not grow so. long. To the age of three thousand years also attain the American Taxodiae and Sequoit 6em- ; peravivieins> ailso .the European yew tree. Next comes 1 I/he European common , oak Quencus pedtunculata), growing |to be almost 200 years old. All the other oaks, as well as the linden tree, reach an age of 1000 yeare; the solver fir, however, one of 1500 and tihe pine one of 1200 years. The fir may live 570 yeais, the red beech (ragus silvatica) and elm not over 300 years. The Oraental plane tree (Platanus), however, attains the age of 1200 years.