Because the cell structure and so on goes bad as we and trees age.
Interestingly enough, it has been found that the worse conditions a tree lives in, the less the cells age.
That is why Pinus longeavae Bristle cone pine can get over 5000 years old.
They live at so high elevation, nothing else...
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