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Oldest potted plant?

Shorerider

Shorerider

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What is the oldest pot plant you have that is still alive?
 
 
 
Here is my 17 year old Apricot tree.
 
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sir im serious. thats a nice fence.

do all aussies have such high grade fences?

in the states we dont know how to build fences.
we basically bury 4x4's in the ground, and nail planks to them... then stand back and wonder why it all rotted to the ground in 10 years.
 
It's a product called Colorbond. They make everything from to fencing, to roofing, to Garages and sheds.
 
It lasts longer than timber, but isn't as durable as it does dent.
 
I've got a schefflera I got as a seedling when I lived in Miami in 1975. Brought it to South Carolina in 1977. It still looks great, brought it inside last week since frost will soon be here. That's 39 years. I have an aralia that's about the same vintage.
 
I have a 16+ year old Euphorbia lactea. I don't know its exact age, all I know is my dad found it in the garbage at his office 16 years ago. My grandparents have a 55 year old lemon tree that still puts out a couple dozen lemon each year.
 
Nice, It certainly looks old. I wonder how old it was before you got it? It's quite hard work keeping things in pots for any great length of time.
 
I know that my Apricot needs plenty of water in summer because I doubt weather it has any potting mix left in that pot. It's most likely a big root ball.
 
 
SR.
 
I have my Grandma-- Mom's amaryllis that is some where between 30 and 60 years old cold be older but not younger.  
 
That's a bulb plant right? Oh the stories that would have to tell being that old.

Back in my day..........
 
Ok, don't laugh, but I have a couple of rocotos that are 4 years old, and an african violet that is maybe 10. I am not sure why the violet keeps living, though, as many times as I've brought it so close to dying. I have never been a true houseplant kind of person - plants belong outside!  :lol:
 
Oh, and I'll give moving across the country as a good reason not to have more. They generally don't let you bring plants into the state of California - it's the only state I know that actually has crossing checks at the state borders that border other states. Then when I left California I gave my plants to my neighbors. Didn't grow anything here until I started growing hot peppers. Now things are just out of control!
 
Grass Snake said:
Check out his neighbors Yagi antenna. That thing must have over 100 mile range!  :shocked:  That tree is pretty cool too.
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They're all like that here, we don't mess around with our armchair activities my friend.
 
Thanks.
 
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