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[–] [email protected] 83 points 2 months ago (14 children)

Do plants die of old age though? Now that question has been put in my head, I need to know.

Be back in a bit, going down a rabbit hole.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Given the right conditions, some plants can live indefinitely. Others die shortly after seeding.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

There's a bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains of California that is nearly 5000 years old.

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