like if was in a perfect environment would it live forever?
2007-03-24 05:59:45 · 11 answers · asked by meshuggah_is 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No, trees have various lifespans depending on their species. Some live for 40 - 60 years and others have been found living up to a thousand years or more, but that's exceptionally rare. But nothing lives forever.
2007-03-24 06:03:14 · answer #1 · answered by charmedchiclet 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Living forever is out of the question even in a perfect environment. Having said that, many species of trees would live a very long time. The bristle-cone pines in high altitudes of of the desert southwest are known to live more than 2,400 years. This is exceedingly rare, however. The best source I could find suggests that trees would rarely exceed 1500 years in best circumstances.
HTH
Charles
2007-03-24 15:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by Charles 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you make a condition that is impossible to attain either in the wild or in controlled conditions for long enough to answer the question. In nature, there are too many variable such as disease, insects, fires, climate, etc.
From man, cutting down trees, fires, nourshiment, etc.
For the most part, each species has a set age built into it by nature. Some are for relatively short periods 10-20 years while others can live for hundreds or thousands of years
2007-03-24 13:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by scotishbob 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would depend on the tree.
Some can - and have - lived for thousands of years.
They claim that a certain tree was Moses's burning bush from the Bible.
But no tree could live forever.
2007-03-24 13:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by Tyler D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the kind of tree. Some will live for hundreds of yearsor more. The Sequoia is the largest and can live for thousands of years. The 'General Sherman tree' in Sequoia National Park in California is estimated to be 2500 years old. I know. Holy crap.
2007-03-24 13:06:17 · answer #5 · answered by Merk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. More so than humans, trees mostly have a programmed life cycle depending on specie. While there are a few exceptions, trees seldom exceed 25% of the normal life span.
2007-03-24 13:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the type of the tree,for instance olive trees can live more than 1000 years or more.
2007-03-24 22:50:59 · answer #7 · answered by edd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, depending on the type of tree it has different life spans. BUT like every living thing they too must die.
2007-03-24 13:03:01 · answer #8 · answered by C M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each type of tree has its own life cycle. Under excellent conditions it would follow its natural path.
2007-03-24 15:14:07 · answer #9 · answered by Izen G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know all of the facts but I do know some trees can get disease esp. some forms of elm.
2007-03-24 13:03:51 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋