How long does a tree octopus live?

Its habitat was defined as the forests of the Olympic range in western Washington, in the Puget Sound region.

However, The "Pacific Northwest tree octopus" lives exclusively in the land of imagination. The tree octopus website was a 1998 internet hoax that was intended as a parody of actual ecological awareness groups. Occasionally individuals will mistake the site as one promoting the preservation of an actual animal. A small following has provided fake photos, testimonials, and other material.