Growth: USDA Hardiness Zones 9 - 11. Click here to view the USDA Hardiness Zone Map. Olive trees are shallow-rooted evergreens with lifespans that extend many hundreds of years. Olive trees are alternate-bearing. The fruit is borne on wood that grew on the tree the previous year.
Physical characteristics: An average size for an alpaca is 34â (85 cm) at the withers, with males weighing between 120 and 200 pounds (54 to 90 kilograms), and females weighing between 95 and 175 pounds (43-80 kilograms. The birth weights on crias (baby alpaca) range from 12 to 24 pounds (5.5 to 11 kilograms). Fibre:
Llamas are quite a bit larger than alpacas. Adult llamas typically weigh 300 to 400 lbs. and most adult alpacas weigh 150 to 200 lbs. A llama's head is proportionately longer with longer curved ears, sometimes called banana ears. The alpacas head is more compact with shorter more triangular shaped ears. There are two types of alpacas.