Maximum ages for some seed plants

Maximum ages for some seed plants

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Maximum ages for some seed plants
maximum age in years
plant estimated verified locale of verified specimen
Conifers
common juniper (Juniperus communis) 2,000 544 Kola Peninsula, northeastern Russia
Norway spruce (Picea abies) 1,200 350–400 Eichstätt, Bavaria
European larch (Larix decidua) 700 417 Riffel Alp, Switz.
Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) 584
Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra) 1,200 750 Riffel Alp, Switz.
white pine (Pinus strobus) 400–450
bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) 4,900 Wheeler Peak, Humboldt National Forest, Nevada
Sierra redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 4,000 2,200–2,300 Northern California
Flowering plants
Monocots
dragon tree
(Dracaena draco) 200* Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands
Solomon's-seal
(Polygonatum) 17**
Dicots
dwarf birch
(Betula nana) 80 Eastern Greenland
European beech
(Fagus sylvatica) 900 250 Montigny, Normandy, France
English oak
(Quercus robur) 2,000 1,500 Hasbruch Forest, Lower Saxony
Bo tree
(Ficus religiosa) 2,000–3,000*** Buddh Gaya, India; Anuradhapura, Ceylon
linden
(Tilia) 815 Lithuania
English 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.
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