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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.
Given the right conditions, some plants can live indefinitely. Others die shortly after seeding.
There's a bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains of California that is nearly 5000 years old.