Re(2): Lifespans

At 18:52 Tuesday 12/09/00 -0700, Barry Garcia wrote:

>theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:

> >if not
> >cut in its prime seems to have a natural lifespan of between 100 and 120
> >years while other conifers, such as the  redwoods and the NZ kauri think
> >nothing of a thousand or even two thousand years. I
>
>An interesting thing about the redwoods, they grow quite fast and also
>live for a long time. They definately dont fit the fast growing quick
>dying category ;).

Likewise kauris -- the Australian species at any rate (which is the one I 
have in my garden), fairly shoots up once it gets going.

John.
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