Rooted to the ground since years BC

I GOT INTO an argument with someone the other day about the life expectancy of trees.

Many tree lovers seem to want to believe that trees can live longer than the scientists say they can and there is a lot of misinformation on the subject.

A recent book on trees suggests that Robin Hood and his Merry Men feasted under the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest in England and that the same tree is still growing there today.