It can live for over 200 years
Although it is small, this tree has been growing underground
So it's older than it appears.
(Check out the link below. Although this looks like a small sapling could be beween 1- 7 years as described in the link below.)
Sources: https://longleafalliance.org/what-is-longleaf/the-tree/life-stages/
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