Normally a shag-bark hickory lives for around 60 years due to an element in the lining of the bark called metermorcus (MC2P1). This unique member of the Periodic Table is still a mystery to chemists and biologists but we do know it seems to be a fuel for the tree, when it runs out the bark and the branches rot.
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