Ed, Interesting list, thanks.
I notice that there is an oak in Switzerland at 930 by ring count. Gary On Nov 11, 1:20 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote: > Gary, Jess, > > Although not dated by ring counting a Baobab from Namibia was C14 dated to > well over 1000 years on the OLD LISThttp://www.rmtrr.org/oldlist.htm > > Adansonia digitata > 1275 ± 50 C14 > Grootboom, Northeast Namibia > Patrut et al. 2007 > > Edward Frank > > Check out my new Blog: http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/(and click on > some of the ads) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jess Riddle > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 1:47 PM > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Angiosperms....are there many (or any) that can reach a > 1,000 years of age with the original stem? > > Gary, > > I've heard from Ed Cook, a dendrochronologist who could probably > answer you question better than anyone, that the longest lived > angiosperm for which there are good ages is silver beech (Nothofagus > menziesii) in New Zealand. Ages for them approach 900 years. Some > other species like baobab or a tropical species could be older, but > their are no definite ages. > > Jess > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Gary Smith > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Without being coppiced? > > > Just wondering.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
