How long do trees live?

 Here is a neat link from Virginia Tech, showing the probable lifespans of many different types of trees.  For instance, the Bald Cypress.  You might pay anywhere from $300 to $500 to install this tree; what are you getting for your money?  A landscape addition for -- 600 years on average.  And 1,800 years if it lives to the maximum.  Now that's value!

On more reasonable timescales, when you plant a tree you certainly want something that will thrive and grow for  30 or 40 years and beyond.  As the Virginia Tech link shows, most trees should exceed such time periods easily.  But this comes with a caveat: different trees are different.  That is, there are good trees and bad trees, which is why it's important to seek professional help in selecting and installing trees.

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