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Although they can live much longer, the Beech (fagus sylvatica) has a lifespan of about 1000 years or so. There's an old saying with regard to an Oak is 300 years growing, 300 years living, 300 years dying, (though again they can live much longer) and I think that old saying may work similarly for the Beech. I know this huge Beech has been down and blocking an old trackway for over 25 years, though recently it was cut in two to clear the track.  The bark has all but gone, but the wood below that is still rock solid, you'd never imagine the tree had been 'dead' for so long.