# How long native trees and shrubs live: typical and oldest known age, A to Z

> How long each of the 94 native trees and two shrubs we grow lives, A to Z: the usual span for its species, the oldest on record and the source of each figure.

Published 2026-10-22. Tags: Growth & age. By Blue Whale Trees, a native tree nursery in the United States. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/how-long-native-trees-live/

How long does a tree live? The answer comes in two parts, and the table below keeps them apart: the age a tree of its kind usually reaches, and the oldest one known. It covers the 94 trees in our catalog with a lifespan figure from a named source, and two shrubs with a dated stem. Of those trees, 58 have a typical age on record, 69 an oldest one and 33 both.

## How to read the table

The typical age is how long trees of the species usually live, in the source's own terms. It may be a typical lifespan, a life expectancy or the age at which trees begin to decline in vigor. Where a source says only that trees seldom pass an age, that age stands with "or less".

The oldest known is the oldest tree on record, dated by counting or [cross-dating](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/glossary/index.html.md#crossdating) its rings, or else the most a source says the species reaches. Only a tiny share of trees has ever been ring-counted or cross-dated, so the oldest dated tree is not necessarily the oldest of its kind. Where a source states an older age than the oldest tree yet dated, the row gives both, and the younger figure is marked dated, or aged where no source says how. The column after the two figures names the kind of each one, so a ring-counted tree is never read as a typical one. A blank cell means no source gives that figure, and nothing is guessed to fill it.

The two figures often lie far apart. [Forest-grown trees often pass the lifespans quoted online](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/how-old-is-that-tree/index.html.md), since those figures mostly come from old forestry texts that cared when a tree declined as timber, not how long it could live. Blue Whale Trees checked each figure against the source named in its row. A few describe yard or city trees or rest on an old or secondhand report, and that column says so.

For a tree already standing, our [tree age estimator](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/tree-age/index.html.md) gives a range of ages from the girth of its trunk. How fast each of these trees grows while young is in the [growth rate table](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/growth-rates/index.html.md). For a tree planted to mark a birth, a wedding or a loss, the [long-lived natives and their size at twenty years](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/a-tree-for-a-birth-a-wedding-or-in-memory/index.html.md) are set out on their own.

## The oldest trees dated by their rings

Forty-nine trees in the table have an oldest age dated by their rings, and these are the ten oldest. All of them come from the Eastern OLDLIST, a list of the oldest trees dated in eastern North America. Each is one tree whose rings were counted or cross-dated, often on a harsh site where slow growth let it persist, and the signs of such trees are in [what old growth looks like](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/what-old-growth-looks-like/index.html.md).

- **Bald Cypress**: 2,624 years, a cross-dated tree. Its typical figure is 400 to 600.
- **Northern White Cedar**: 1,653 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **Eastern Red Cedar**: 940 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **Black Gum**: 679 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **White Oak**: 464 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **Longleaf Pine**: 458 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **Red Spruce**: 445 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **Chinquapin Oak**: 429 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **Chestnut Oak**: 427 years, a cross-dated tree.
- **Pond Cypress**: 417 years, a cross-dated tree.

## Trees, A to Z

The table holds the 94 trees, small, medium and large. A name opens the tree's page.

Jump to a letter: [A](#a) [B](#b) [C](#c) [D](#d) [E](#e) [F](#f) [G](#g) [H](#h) [K](#k) [L](#l) [M](#m) [N](#n) [O](#o) [P](#p) [R](#r) [S](#s) [T](#t) [W](#w) [Y](#y)

### A

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [American Basswood (Linden)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-basswood/index.html.md) |  | 242 | Ring-counted log section, hollow center | Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [American Beech](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beech/index.html.md) | 200 to 300 | 366 or more | Often lives; ring-counted tree | The Morton Arboretum; USDA Forest Service; Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [American Chestnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-chestnut/index.html.md) |  | 270 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [American Holly, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-holly/index.html.md) | 100 | 150; aged 144 | Typical lifespan; maximum lifespan; aged tree, method not stated | USDA Forest Service |
| [American Hornbeam (Musclewood)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hornbeam/index.html.md) | 100 | 150 | Typical lifespan; maximum lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [American Persimmon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-persimmon/index.html.md) | 80 | 150 | Typical lifespan; reported to reach | USDA Forest Service; USDA NRCS |
| [American Smoketree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-smoketree/index.html.md) |  | 221 | Ring-counted tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Atlantic White Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/atlantic-white-cedar/index.html.md) | 200 or less | 1,080 | Stands rarely past; stump count, reported in 1857 | USDA Forest Service; New Jersey Geological Survey |

### B

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bald Cypress](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bald-cypress/index.html.md) | 400 to 600 | 2,624 | Common in virgin stands; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Bitternut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bitternut-hickory/index.html.md) |  | 275 | Ring-counted log | Ontario's old growth forests |
| [Black Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-cherry/index.html.md) | 80 to 100 | 258 | Age decline begins; recorded age, cut tree | USDA Forest Service |
| [Black Gum (Tupelo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-gum/index.html.md) |  | 679 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Black Locust](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-locust/index.html.md) | 90 | 146 | Lifespan; ring-counted log | NC State Extension; Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [Black Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-maple/index.html.md) |  | 247 | Ring-counted tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Black Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-oak/index.html.md) | 100 | 257 | Physiologically mature; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Black Walnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-walnut/index.html.md) | 150 | 260 | Typical lifespan; ring-counted stump | USDA Forest Service; Ontario's old growth forests |
| [Blackjack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blackjack-oak/index.html.md) |  | 230 | Oldest recorded | USDA Forest Service |
| [Blue Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ash/index.html.md) | 150 to 200 | 300; dated 249 | Typical lifespan; can live up to; cross-dated tree | University of Kentucky; Virginia Tech |
| [Bluejack Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bluejack-oak/index.html.md) |  | 100 | Maximum lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Bur Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bur-oak/index.html.md) | 300 to 400 | 401 | Common in remnants; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Butternut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/butternut/index.html.md) | 75 or less |  | Usually not past | USDA Forest Service |

### C

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carolina Hemlock](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-hemlock/index.html.md) |  | 307 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Carolina Silverbell](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/carolina-silverbell/index.html.md) | 100 | 197 | Lifespan; ring-counted tree | USDA Forest Service; Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [Cedar Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cedar-elm/index.html.md) | 100 |  | Typical lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Chestnut Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chestnut-oak/index.html.md) |  | 427 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) |  | 429 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Chokecherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chokecherry/index.html.md) | 40 or more |  | Lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Common Hackberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hackberry/index.html.md) | 150 to 200 |  | Typical lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Cucumber Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cucumber-magnolia/index.html.md) | 150 or less | 348 | Seldom more than; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |

### D

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Devil's Walking Stick](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devils-walking-stick/index.html.md) |  | 55 | Ring-counted stem | Virginia Tech |

### E

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastern Red Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-red-cedar/index.html.md) |  | 940 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Eastern Redbud](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-redbud/index.html.md) | 20 to 25 |  | Usual lifespan | The Morton Arboretum |

### F

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Flatwoods Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flatwoods-plum/index.html.md) | 30 to 40 |  | May live, good site | University of Florida IFAS |
| [Flowering Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flowering-dogwood/index.html.md) |  | 180 | Ring-counted section | Ontario's old growth forests |
| [Franklin Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/franklin-tree/index.html.md) |  | 100 or more | 1905 cuttings, still alive | Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University |
| [Fraser Fir](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fraser-fir/index.html.md) | 150 |  | Age at natural death | USDA Forest Service |
| [Fraser Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fraser-magnolia/index.html.md) | 60 to 70 | 130 | Drops out of stands; ring-counted tree | USDA Forest Service; Eastern Native Tree Society |

### G

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gray Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-birch/index.html.md) | 20 | 50 | Approximate lifespan; rarely past | USDA NRCS; Trees and Shrubs Online |

### H

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hop Hornbeam](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hop-hornbeam/index.html.md) | 100 | 281 | Typical lifespan; ring-counted tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |

### K

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kentucky Coffeetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/kentucky-coffeetree/index.html.md) |  | 100 or more | Can live to | SDSU Extension |

### L

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laurel Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/laurel-oak/index.html.md) | 50 to 70 |  | Lifespan | University of Florida IFAS |
| [Live Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/live-oak/index.html.md) |  | 500 or more; dated 134 | One tree, 500 to 700; cross-dated section | USDA Forest Service; Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [Loblolly Bay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/loblolly-bay/index.html.md) |  | 100 | May live to | Florida Native Plant Society |
| [Longleaf Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/longleaf-pine/index.html.md) |  | 458 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |

### M

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mockernut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mockernut-hickory/index.html.md) |  | 202 | Ring-counted tree | Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [Mountain Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-maple/index.html.md) | 40 to 50 |  | Decadent at | USDA Forest Service |

### N

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northern Catalpa](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-catalpa/index.html.md) | 60 |  | Longevity | USDA NRCS |
| [Northern Pecan](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pecan/index.html.md) |  | 300 | Bears seed to | USDA Forest Service |
| [Northern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-red-oak/index.html.md) |  | 500; dated 326 | May live up to; cross-dated tree | USDA NRCS; Virginia Tech |
| [Northern White Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-white-cedar/index.html.md) |  | 1,653 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |

### O

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ohio Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ohio-buckeye/index.html.md) | 80 to 100 |  | Most trees | USDA NRCS |
| [Overcup Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/overcup-oak/index.html.md) |  | 400; dated 218 | Maximum age; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |

### P

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pignut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pignut-hickory/index.html.md) | 200 | 325 | Typical lifespan; ring-counted tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Pin Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-cherry/index.html.md) | 20 to 40 |  | Dies off at | USDA Forest Service |
| [Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-oak/index.html.md) | 80 to 100 |  | Physiologically mature | USDA Forest Service |
| [Pond Cypress](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pond-cypress/index.html.md) |  | 417 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/post-oak/index.html.md) | 300 to 400 | dated 395 | Lifespan; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |

### R

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Red Mulberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-mulberry/index.html.md) | 125 or less |  | Usual lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Red Spruce](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-spruce/index.html.md) |  | 445 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Redbay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/redbay/index.html.md) |  | 100 | Life expectancy, up to | University of Florida IFAS |
| [River Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/river-birch/index.html.md) | 30 to 40 |  | Urban trees | University of Florida IFAS |
| [Rock Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rock-elm/index.html.md) | 250 to 300 |  | May live | USDA Forest Service |

### S

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sand Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-pine/index.html.md) | 50 to 60 | 100; dated 71 | Stands break up at; rarely reaches; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; The Gymnosperm Database |
| [Sand Post Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-post-oak/index.html.md) |  | 234 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Sassafras](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sassafras/index.html.md) | 69 | 173 | Age decline begins; ring-counted tree | University of Illinois Extension; Virginia Tech |
| [Shagbark Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shagbark-hickory/index.html.md) | 200 to 300 | 401 | Lifespan; ring-counted tree | NC State Extension; Ontario's old growth forests |
| [Shellbark Hickory (Kingnut)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shellbark-hickory/index.html.md) | 200 | 350 | Typical lifespan; maximum age | USDA Forest Service; University of Illinois Extension |
| [Shingle Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shingle-oak/index.html.md) |  | 107 | Ring-counted stump | University of Illinois Extension; Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [Shumard Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shumard-oak/index.html.md) |  | 480 | Oldest recorded | USDA Forest Service |
| [Sourwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sourwood/index.html.md) | 100 | 263 | Typical lifespan; ring-counted tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Southern Catalpa](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-catalpa/index.html.md) | 40 to 60 |  | Longevity | USDA NRCS; University of Florida IFAS |
| [Southern Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-magnolia/index.html.md) | 80 | 120 | Typical lifespan; maximum lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Southern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/southern-red-oak/index.html.md) |  | 150; dated 141 | Maximum age; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Spruce Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/spruce-pine/index.html.md) | 75 | 113 | Typical lifespan; maximum lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Striped Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/striped-maple/index.html.md) |  | 99 | Ring-counted core | Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [Sugarberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sugarberry/index.html.md) |  | 150 | Probably not over | USDA Forest Service |
| [Swamp Chestnut Oak, select line](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-chestnut-oak/index.html.md) | 100 to 200 | 205 | Life expectancy; ring-counted core | University of Florida IFAS; U.S. Geological Survey |
| [Swamp Cottonwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-cottonwood/index.html.md) | 80 or less |  | Seldom sound after | USDA Forest Service |
| [Swamp Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-tupelo/index.html.md) | 100 or more |  | Typical lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Swamp White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-white-oak/index.html.md) | 300 to 350 | dated 285 | Lifespan; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Sweet Birch (Black Birch)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-birch/index.html.md) |  | 378 | Ring-counted tree | Eastern Native Tree Society |
| [Sweetbay Magnolia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweetbay-magnolia/index.html.md) | 80 to 130 |  | Typical lifespan, estimate | USDA Forest Service |

### T

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Table Mountain Pine](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/table-mountain-pine/index.html.md) |  | 271 | Cross-dated tree | Virginia Tech |
| [Tamarack](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tamarack/index.html.md) | 150 to 180 | 371 | Usual maximum age; reported cross-dated age | USDA Forest Service; The Gymnosperm Database |
| [Tough Bully](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tough-bully/index.html.md) | 50 or more |  | Lifespan | Florida Native Plant Society |

### W

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Water Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-hickory/index.html.md) | 150 or more |  | Lifespan | Florida Native Plant Society |
| [Water Tupelo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-tupelo/index.html.md) | 90 to 175 | 600 or more | Age decline begins; reported age, unpublished data | University of Illinois Extension; Environmental Research Communications |
| [White Fringetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-fringetree/index.html.md) | 50 or more |  | Lifespan | Florida Native Plant Society |
| [White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-oak/index.html.md) |  | 600; dated 464 | Lives up to; cross-dated tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Willow Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/willow-oak/index.html.md) | 200 |  | Typical lifespan | USDA Forest Service |
| [Winged Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winged-elm/index.html.md) | 100 or less | 186 | Likely lifespan; ring-counted tree | Florida Native Plant Society; Virginia Tech |

### Y

| Tree | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Yellow Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-birch/index.html.md) | 150 | 387 | Average longevity; ring-counted tree | USDA Forest Service; Virginia Tech |
| [Yellow Buckeye](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-buckeye/index.html.md) | 60 to 80 | 410 | Age decline begins; ring-counted tree | University of Illinois Extension; Virginia Tech |
| [Yellowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellowwood/index.html.md) | 30 to 40 |  | Unpruned, falls apart | University of Kentucky |

## Shrubs

Two shrubs we grow are on the Eastern OLDLIST. Each figure is the age of one stem, dated by its rings, and a shrub that sends up new stems from its base can be older than any one of them.

| Shrub | Typical age, years | Oldest known, years | What the figure is | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastern Leatherwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-leatherwood/index.html.md) |  | 44 | Ring-counted stem | Virginia Tech |
| [Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/witch-hazel/index.html.md) |  | 58 | Cross-dated stem | Virginia Tech |

## Common questions

### How long do native trees live?

Typical lifespans in the table run from 20 to 25 years for eastern redbud up to 400 to 600 for bald cypress. The oldest dated tree, a bald cypress, is 2,624 years old.

### Which native tree lives the longest?

Bald cypress lives longest, with a cross-dated tree of 2,624 years. Northern white cedar follows at 1,653 years and eastern red cedar at 940.

### How long do oak trees live?

Laurel oak typically lives 50 to 70 years, while bur oak and post oak live 300 to 400. The oldest dated oak in the table, a white oak, reached 464 years.

### Why do the lifespans quoted online run short?

Many come from forestry texts that recorded when a tree declined as timber, not how long it could live. A ring-counted yellow buckeye of 410 years, against a typical figure of 60 to 80, shows the gap.

## Sources

- [Against All Odds: Growing Franklinia in Boston (2005)](https://web.archive.org/web/20250426191316/https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/against-all-odds-growing-franklinia-in-boston/): Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University: the oldest age of Franklin tree.
- [Ages for Short Lived Trees (2007)](https://web.archive.org/web/20240413030453/http://www.nativetreesociety.org/dendro/ages_for_short_lived_trees.htm): Eastern Native Tree Society: the oldest age of American beech.
- [ENTS Maximum Ages for Eastern Trees](https://web.archive.org/web/20231111013135/http://www.nativetreesociety.org/dendro/ents_maximum_ages.htm): Eastern Native Tree Society: the ages given for American basswood, mockernut hickory, shingle oak and striped maple.
- [Live Oak Ages, MS, a list thread of 2007](https://web.archive.org/web/20120720170158/http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/mississippi/liveoak_ages/live_oak_ages.htm): Eastern Native Tree Society: the oldest dated age of live oak.
- [Maximum Ages for Eastern Trees, the list's thread of 2007 and 2008](https://web.archive.org/web/20220128200143/http://www.nativetreesociety.org/dendro/maximum_ages_for_eastern_trees.htm): Eastern Native Tree Society: the ages given for black locust, Carolina silverbell, Fraser magnolia and sweet birch.
- [Longevity, climate sensitivity, and conservation status of wetland trees at Black River, North Carolina (2019)](https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ab0c4a): Environmental Research Communications: the oldest age of water tupelo.
- [Plant Database: Carya aquatica](https://www.fnps.org/plant/carya-aquatica): Florida Native Plant Society: the typical age of water hickory.
- [Plant Database: Chionanthus virginicus](https://www.fnps.org/plant/chionanthus-virginicus): Florida Native Plant Society: the typical age of white fringetree.
- [Plant Database: Gordonia lasianthus](https://www.fnps.org/plant/gordonia-lasianthus): Florida Native Plant Society: the oldest age of loblolly bay.
- [Plant Database: Sideroxylon tenax](https://www.fnps.org/plant/sideroxylon-tenax): Florida Native Plant Society: the typical age of tough bully.
- [Plant Database: Ulmus alata](https://www.fnps.org/plant/ulmus-alata): Florida Native Plant Society: the typical age of winged elm.
- [Gardener Plant Toolbox: Carya ovata](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carya-ovata/): NC State Extension: the typical age of shagbark hickory.
- [Gardener Plant Toolbox: Robinia pseudoacacia](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/robinia-pseudoacacia/): NC State Extension: the typical age of black locust.
- [Geology of the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey (1857)](https://archive.org/download/cu31924004628800/cu31924004628800_djvu.txt): New Jersey Geological Survey: the oldest age of Atlantic white cedar.
- [Ontario's oldest trees (updated February 2025)](https://www.oldgrowth.ca/oldtrees/): Ontario's old growth forests: the ages given for bitternut hickory, black walnut, flowering dogwood and shagbark hickory.
- [Kentucky Coffeetree, David Graper (2019)](https://extension.sdstate.edu/kentucky-coffeetree): SDSU Extension: the oldest age of Kentucky coffeetree.
- [Larix laricina](https://www.conifers.org/pi/Larix_laricina.php): The Gymnosperm Database: the oldest age of tamarack.
- [Pinus clausa](https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_clausa.php): The Gymnosperm Database: the oldest dated age of sand pine.
- [American beech](https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/trees-and-plants/american-beech/): The Morton Arboretum: the typical age of American beech.
- [Redbud](https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/trees-and-plants/redbud/): The Morton Arboretum: the typical age of eastern redbud.
- [Betula populifolia](https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/betula/betula-populifolia/): Trees and Shrubs Online: the oldest age of gray birch.
- [Modeling Flood Plain Hydrology and Forest Productivity of Congaree Swamp, South Carolina (2009)](https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5130/pdf/SIR2009-5130.pdf): U.S. Geological Survey: the oldest age of swamp chestnut oak.
- [Campus Tree Tour: Redbay - Persea borbonia](https://ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu/tree-tour/redbay/): University of Florida IFAS: the oldest age of redbay.
- [Campus Tree Tour: Swamp Chestnut Oak](https://ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu/tree-tour/swamp-chestnut-oak/): University of Florida IFAS: the typical age of swamp chestnut oak.
- [ENH-679: Prunus umbellata: Flatwoods Plum, archived 2024-03-02](https://web.archive.org/web/20240302164938/https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST521): University of Florida IFAS: the typical age of flatwoods plum.
- [ENH-707/ST549: Quercus laurifolia: Laurel Oak](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST549): University of Florida IFAS: the typical age of laurel oak.
- [ENH289/ST130: Catalpa spp.: Catalpa](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST130): University of Florida IFAS: the typical age of southern catalpa.
- [ST094: Betula nigra, River Birch](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST094): University of Florida IFAS: the typical age of river birch.
- [Maximum Tree Age and Longevity, Technical Forestry Bulletin NRES-502 (2019)](https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/maximum_tree_age_and_longevity.pdf): University of Illinois Extension: the ages given for sassafras, shellbark hickory, shingle oak, water tupelo and yellow buckeye.
- [Cladrastis kentukea (Yellowwood), Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service](https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Forestry/ky-champion-trees/Documents/Yellowwood.pdf): University of Kentucky: the typical age of yellowwood.
- [Common Kentucky Trees: Blue Ash](https://forestry.mgcafe.uky.edu/common_ky_trees/blue-ash): University of Kentucky: the typical and oldest ages of blue ash.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam, archived 2025-03-12](https://web.archive.org/web/20250312100639/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_391.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical and oldest ages of American hornbeam.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory, archived 2025-02-03](https://web.archive.org/web/20250203131408/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_403.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of pignut hickory.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Carya laciniosa, Shellbark Hickory, archived 2025-05-03](https://web.archive.org/web/20250503230451/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_405.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of shellbark hickory.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Diospyros virginiana, American Persimmon, archived 2025-03-21](https://web.archive.org/web/20250321033204/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_521.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of American persimmon.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Ilex opaca, American Holly, archived 2025-03-25](https://web.archive.org/web/20250325041545/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_591.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical and oldest ages of American holly.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Juglans nigra, Black Walnut, archived 2025-03-25](https://web.archive.org/web/20250325010633/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_602.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of black walnut.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia, archived 2025-09-03](https://web.archive.org/web/20250903023315/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_652.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical and oldest ages of southern magnolia.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Magnolia virginiana, Sweetbay Magnolia, archived 2025-04-24](https://web.archive.org/web/20250424000000/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_653.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of sweetbay magnolia.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Nyssa biflora, Swamp Tupelo, archived 2025-10-12](https://web.archive.org/web/20251012043735/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_694.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of swamp tupelo.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Ostrya virginiana, Hop Hornbeam, archived 2024-10-29](https://web.archive.org/web/20241029010221/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_701.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of hop hornbeam.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Oxydendrum arboreum, Sourwood, archived 2026-03-10](https://web.archive.org/web/20260310071431/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_711.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of sourwood.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Pinus glabra, Spruce Pine, archived 2025-03-17](https://web.archive.org/web/20250317132712/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_115.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical and oldest ages of spruce pine.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Prunus virginiana, Chokecherry, archived 2025-03-22](https://web.archive.org/web/20250322100810/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_763.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of chokecherry.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Quercus incana, Bluejack Oak, archived 2025-03-23](https://web.archive.org/web/20250323213249/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_842.html): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of bluejack oak.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Quercus phellos, Willow Oak, archived 2025-04-06](https://web.archive.org/web/20250406020022/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_831.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of willow oak.
- [Climate Change Tree Atlas: Ulmus crassifolia, Cedar Elm, archived 2025-03-21](https://web.archive.org/web/20250321110357/https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/resources/lhdr/lhdr_973.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of cedar elm.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Acer spicatum (Sullivan 1993)](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/shrub/acespi/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of mountain maple.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Betula alleghaniensis (Sullivan 1994)](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/betall/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of yellow birch.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Celtis occidentalis](https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/celocc): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of common hackberry.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Magnolia virginiana, Gucker 2008](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/magvir/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of sweetbay magnolia.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Morus rubra, Sullivan 1993](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/morrub/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of red mulberry.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Pinus clausa, Carey 1992](https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/pincla): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of sand pine.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Pinus glabra, Sullivan 1993](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/pingla/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of spruce pine.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Prunus pensylvanica, Anderson 2004](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/prupen/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of pin cherry.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Quercus alba, Tirmenstein 1991](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/quealb/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of white oak.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Quercus macrocarpa, Gucker 2011](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/quemac/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of bur oak.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Quercus marilandica](https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/quemar): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of blackjack oak.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Quercus shumardii, Sullivan 1993](https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/queshu): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of Shumard oak.
- [Fire Effects Information System: Quercus stellata, Carey 1992](https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/tree/queste/all.html): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of post oak.
- [Silvical characteristics of black cherry (1960)](https://archive.org/details/CAT31010270): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of black cherry.
- [Silvics of North America, volume 2, Hardwoods: live oak (1990)](https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/1548.pdf): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of live oak.
- [Silvics of North America: American Beech, Carl H. Tubbs and David R. Houston 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/american-beech): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of American beech.
- [Silvics of North America: American holly](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/american-holly): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age found for American holly.
- [Silvics of North America: Atlantic White-Cedar, Little and Garrett 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/atlantic-white-cedar): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of Atlantic white cedar.
- [Silvics of North America: baldcypress](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/baldcypress): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of bald cypress.
- [Silvics of North America: Black Cherry](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/black-cherry): USDA Forest Service: the typical and oldest ages of black cherry.
- [Silvics of North America: Black Oak, Sander 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/black-oak): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of black oak.
- [Silvics of North America: Butternut, George Rink 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/butternut): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of butternut.
- [Silvics of North America: Carolina silverbell](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/carolina-silverbell): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of Carolina silverbell.
- [Silvics of North America: cucumbertree](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/cucumbertree): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of cucumber magnolia.
- [Silvics of North America: Fraser Fir, Beck 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/fraser-fir): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of Fraser fir.
- [Silvics of North America: Fraser Magnolia, Della-Bianca 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/fraser-magnolia): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of Fraser magnolia.
- [Silvics of North America: Overcup Oak](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/overcup-oak): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of overcup oak.
- [Silvics of North America: Pecan](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/pecan): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of northern pecan.
- [Silvics of North America: Pin Oak, McQuilkin 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/pin-oak): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of pin oak.
- [Silvics of North America: Rock Elm, Crow 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/rock-elm): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of rock elm.
- [Silvics of North America: Sand Pine, Brendemuehl 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/sand-pine): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of sand pine.
- [Silvics of North America: Southern Red Oak, Belanger 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/southern-red-oak): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of southern red oak.
- [Silvics of North America: sugarberry (Kennedy 1990)](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/sugarberry): USDA Forest Service: the oldest age of sugarberry.
- [Silvics of North America: swamp cottonwood (1990)](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/swamp-cottonwood): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of swamp cottonwood.
- [Silvics of North America: Swamp White Oak, Rogers 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/swamp-white-oak): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of swamp white oak.
- [Silvics of North America: Tamarack, Johnston 1990](https://research.fs.usda.gov/silvics/tamarack): USDA Forest Service: the typical age of tamarack.
- [Plant Guide: Common Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana](https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_divi5.pdf): USDA NRCS: the oldest age of American persimmon.
- [Plant Guide: gray birch, Betula populifolia (Wennerberg)](https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_bepo.pdf): USDA NRCS: the typical age of gray birch.
- [Plant Guide: Northern Catalpa](https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_casp8.pdf): USDA NRCS: the typical age of northern catalpa.
- [Plant Guide: Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra](https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_quru.pdf): USDA NRCS: the oldest age of northern red oak.
- [Plant Guide: Ohio buckeye, Aesculus glabra (Nesom)](https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_aegl.pdf): USDA NRCS: the typical age of Ohio buckeye.
- [Plant Guide: Southern Catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides (Geyer, Broyles and Row, Manhattan Plant Materials Center)](https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_cabi8.pdf): USDA NRCS: the typical age of southern catalpa.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Acer nigrum](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Acer&species=nigrum): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of black maple.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Aesculus flava](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Aesculus&species=flava): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of yellow buckeye.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Aralia spinosa](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Aralia&species=spinosa): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of devil's walking stick.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Betula alleghaniensis](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Betula&species=alleghaniensis): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of yellow birch.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Carya glabra](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Carya&species=glabra): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of pignut hickory.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Castanea dentata](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Castanea&species=dentata): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of American chestnut.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Cotinus obovatus](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Cotinus&species=obovatus): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of American smoketree.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Dirca palustris](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Dirca&species=palustris): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of eastern leatherwood.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Fraxinus quadrangulata](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Fraxinus&species=quadrangulata): Virginia Tech: the oldest dated age of blue ash.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Hamamelis virginiana](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Hamamelis&species=virginiana): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of witch hazel.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Juniperus virginiana](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Juniperus&species=virginiana): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of eastern red cedar.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Magnolia acuminata, filed as accuminata](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Magnolia&species=accuminata): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of cucumber magnolia.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Nyssa sylvatica](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Nyssa&species=sylvatica): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of black gum.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Ostrya virginiana](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Ostrya&species=virginiana): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of hop hornbeam.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Oxydendron arboreum](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Oxydendron&species=arboreum): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of sourwood.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Picea rubens](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Picea&species=rubens): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of red spruce.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Pinus palustris](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Pinus&species=palustris): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of longleaf pine.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Pinus pungens](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Pinus&species=pungens): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of Table Mountain pine.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus alba](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=alba): Virginia Tech: the oldest dated age of white oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus bicolor](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=bicolor): Virginia Tech: the oldest dated age of swamp white oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus falcata](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=falcata): Virginia Tech: the oldest dated age of southern red oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus lyrata](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=lyrata): Virginia Tech: the oldest dated age of overcup oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus macrocarpa](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=macrocarpa): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of bur oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus margarettae](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=margarettae): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of sand post oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus montana](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=montana): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of chestnut oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus muehlenbergii](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=muehlenbergii): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of chinquapin oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus rubra](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=rubra): Virginia Tech: the oldest dated age of northern red oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus stellata](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=stellata): Virginia Tech: the oldest dated age of post oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Quercus velutina](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Quercus&species=velutina): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of black oak.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Sassafras albidum](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Sassafras&species=albidum): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of sassafras.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Taxodium ascendens](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Taxodium&species=ascendens): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of pond cypress.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Taxodium distichum](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Taxodium&species=distichum): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of bald cypress.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Thuja occidentalis](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Thuja&species=occidentalis): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of northern white cedar.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Tsuga caroliniana](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Tsuga&species=caroliniana): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of Carolina hemlock.
- [Eastern OLDLIST of maximum tree ages: Ulmus alata](https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/olds/detail.cfm?genus=Ulmus&species=alata): Virginia Tech: the oldest age of winged elm.

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