Date Event Duration

(months)

Duration

(years)

1927 Experiment set up
1930 The stem was cut
December 1938 1st drop fell 96–107 8.0–8.9
February 1947 2nd drop fell 99 8.2
April 1954 3rd drop fell 86 7.2
May 1962 4th drop fell 97 8.1
August 1970 5th drop fell 99 8.3
April 1979 6th drop fell 104 8.7
July 1988 7th drop fell 111 9.2
28 November 2000 8th drop fell 148 12.3