The neighbors all thought she'd never live to see the trees grow. She lived until shortly before the Puli earthquake in 1999, reaching 85 years of age.
1999 年 921 地震前母親以 85 歲的高齡過世時，樟樹俊挺秀逸的枝枒已迎風搖曳，母親晚年在樹園中乘涼度過，讓吳晟感到相當欣慰。