{"id":3342,"date":"2022-09-21T09:51:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2022-09-21T09:51:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:51:57","slug":"how-long-can-trees-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/how-long-can-trees-live\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Can Trees Live?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3342\" class=\"elementor elementor-3342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce80e25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce80e25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af8427\" data-id=\"7af8427\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923f1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"923f1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The questions &#8220;how old is that bonsai&#8221; and &#8220;how long can a bonsai live&#8221; are often asked by those gaining an interest in bonsai. The answer to these specific questions are answered elsewhere at Bonsai4me (Starting Out In Bonsai) however, whilst browsing the\u00a0<strong>UK National Parks<\/strong>\u00a0website recently I ran across this data for the life-expectancy of many native tree species found growing in the wild in the UK.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">This data illustrates the average or expected life-span of trees growing in the wild in the UK and therefore represents what can be seen as the\u00a0<em>natural<\/em>\u00a0life expectancy of each species:<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" border=\"0\" width=\"639\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"195\"><div><strong>Common Name<\/strong><\/div><\/td><td width=\"183\"><div><strong>Latin Name<\/strong><\/div><\/td><td width=\"193\"><div><strong>Typical Life-Span (Years)<\/strong><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Common Alder<\/div><\/td><td><div>Alnus glutinosa<\/div><\/td><td><div>120<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Common Ash<\/div><\/td><td><div>Fraxinus excelsior<\/div><\/td><td><div>200<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>European Beech<\/div><\/td><td><div>Fagus sylvatica<\/div><\/td><td><div>350<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Birch<\/div><\/td><td><div>Betula sp.<\/div><\/td><td><div>100<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Wild\/Gean Cherry<\/div><\/td><td><div>Prunus avium<\/div><\/td><td><div>50<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Common Hawthorn<\/div><\/td><td><div>Crataegus monogyna<\/div><\/td><td><div>300<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Hazel<\/div><\/td><td><div>Corylus avellana<\/div><\/td><td><div>70<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Holly<\/div><\/td><td><div>Ilex aquifolium<\/div><\/td><td><div>300<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Hornbeam<\/div><\/td><td><div>Carpinus betulus<\/div><\/td><td><div>300<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Field Maple<\/div><\/td><td><div>Acer campestre<\/div><\/td><td><div>120<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>European\/English Oak<\/div><\/td><td><div>Quercus robur<\/div><\/td><td><div>800<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Rowan\/Mountain Ash<\/div><\/td><td><div>Sorbus aucuparia<\/div><\/td><td><div>120<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Scots Pine<\/div><\/td><td><div>Pinus sylvestris<\/div><\/td><td><div>500<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Willow<\/div><\/td><td><div>Salix sp.<\/div><\/td><td><div>400<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div>Yew<\/div><\/td><td><div>Taxus baccata<\/div><\/td><td><div>5000<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"font-family: 'myriad pro'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">As bonsai, the exact life expectancy of each tree species\u00a0<em>should<\/em>\u00a0be greater. 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