- Maximum ages for some seed plants
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▪ TableMaximum ages for some seed plantsmaximum age in yearsplant estimated verified locale of verified specimenConiferscommon juniper (Juniperus communis) 2,000 544 Kola Peninsula, northeastern RussiaNorway spruce (Picea abies) 1,200 350–400 Eichstätt, BavariaEuropean larch (Larix decidua) 700 417 Riffel Alp, Switz.Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) 584Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra) 1,200 750 Riffel Alp, Switz.white pine (Pinus strobus) 400–450bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) 4,900 Wheeler Peak, Humboldt National Forest, NevadaSierra redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 4,000 2,200–2,300 Northern CaliforniaFlowering plantsMonocotsdragon tree(Dracaena draco) 200* Tenerife, one of the Canary IslandsSolomon's-seal(Polygonatum) 17**Dicotsdwarf birch(Betula nana) 80 Eastern GreenlandEuropean beech(Fagus sylvatica) 900 250 Montigny, Normandy, FranceEnglish oak(Quercus robur) 2,000 1,500 Hasbruch Forest, Lower SaxonyBo tree(Ficus religiosa) 2,000–3,000*** Buddh Gaya, India; Anuradhapura, Ceylonlinden(Tilia) 815 LithuaniaEnglish ivy(Hedera helix) 440 Ginac, near Montpellier, France*Exaggerated estimates for this historic specimen reach 6,000 years.**Scars on root-stock counted.***According to Buddhist and Roman history.See as table:
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