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Mountain Ashes attain 500 years of age

Posted on November 26, 2009 by David Tng

Classical texts tell us that the Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans), one of the world’s largest flowering plants can attain an age of perhaps 350-450 years. Using dendrochronological methods and radiocarbon dating, Sam Wood from the Forest Ecology Lab has found … Continue reading →

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