do trees every stop replenishing?

Question

hey i was wondering if trees ever "die", you know, just stop growing leaves, stop growing, passing away?

Answer 1

Trees have a natural lifespan, much like humans, except that trees live much longer. You can go onto the campus of the University of Virginia and see oak trees that Thomas Jefferson himself must have planted when he founded the university. On the west coast you can find giant redwood trees that are thousands of years old. In Maine you can find white pines that are over three hundred years old. Then you have trees that have a shorter lifespan. Elm trees that were not killed by Dutch Elm Disease typically have a lifespan of thirty to fifty years. Most tree death however is a result of diesase or outside forces. Obviously millions of trees annually die when they are harvested for timber or the pulp and paper industry. Millions more are lost due to urbanization or land clearing. Disease and insects kill millions each year. Pollution and contaminants are responsible for killing plants and trees also. Invasive species into certain areas will often choke out the native species resulting in their demise from the area. These are only a few examples of tree death.

Answer 2

Hi. Most do after a 'normal' lifetime. Some can and do grow for centuries of even thousands of years, such as the giant redwood trees.