>>2605151The stats just for AZ are 20% of the total forested area (30k sq mi) are deciduous (broadleaf, true deciduous and evergreen), and 70% of the state's trees are estimated to be between 50-300+ years old (average ponderosa pine is 50-150 years old, junipers being even older, average oaks being 50-100). Longest lived deciduous or evergreen deciduous tree being AZ Ironwood 800+ years, single stand deciduous longest lived being likely Arizona Sycamore (250+ years normal lifespan, max likely over 400), largest known tree in AZ being a Cottonwood in Skull Valley, AZ, oldest tree in the state being an Alligator Juniper likely over 1,500-2,000+ years old (with a minimum estimated age of ~1100). The majority of the dense deciduous trees live in sheltered canyons and riparian areas, the next most common areas are subalpine mountain slopes. Pic related is a tiny mid-elevation creek in Arizona, of which there are hundreds more like it in the state, let alone other western states.
