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I would think that it depends on how harsh the conditions were where the tree was collected. Strange things can happen at altitude and weather conditions.

The reason this age was postulated is because, a couple of other trees the same size were collected in the same area and a couple did not survive. The trunks were cut, and the rings counted one had about 10-11 the other had about 28. Maybe not the most scientific but close enough...

Besides how can you tell the hieight of the tree from the pix, without any reference, which by the way is about 10-11"? Also, what the heck does that have to do with my original question in the first place?

I am not really that concerned with the age of this tree anyway, more the potential styling...

26-Sep-2005	#3
mushashi bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: SF Bay Area Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: Dunno Posts: 156	I would think that it depends on how harsh the conditions were where the tree was collected. Strange things can happen at altitude and weather conditions. The reason this age was postulated is because, a couple of other trees the same size were collected in the same area and a couple did not survive. The trunks were cut, and the rings counted one had about 10-11 the other had about 28. Maybe not the most scientific but close enough... Besides how can you tell the hieight of the tree from the pix, without any reference, which by the way is about 10-11"? Also, what the heck does that have to do with my original question in the first place? I am not really that concerned with the age of this tree anyway, more the potential styling...