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Are the top branches of the tree the same age as the trunk of the tree?
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∙ 13y ago
No. The trunk is the oldest part . Counting the rings of the trunk is how you tell the trrees' age.
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What are the rings on the top section of a tree trunk?
the rings on the top section of a tree trunk tell the age of the tree
What are the rings on the cross-section of a tree trunk?
the tree's age
What Circles in the tree trunk showing age of the tree?
Tree rings. Each year, a new ring is formed in the secondary xylem of stem.
What is does the space between the rings tree trunk indicate?
The age of the tree
What can you tell from the slice of a tree trunk?
the tree's age, if it was lacking water and stuff.
What structure inside the trunk of a tree enable the tree's age to be calculated?
a dick
Which part of the tree makes up the trees age?
The number of rings in its lower trunk shows the tree's age.
How do you tell the age of a tree by the rings on the trunk?
You could tell the age of the tree by the rings by counting the rings.The ring equal one year. example: If 500 rings are in the trunk then it will be 500 years.
What part of a tree indicate it's age?
You can tell a trees age by counting the rings in its trunk.
How do scientist know age of tree without cutting it down?
They count the rings in the tree trunk after it has been cut.
How do people find out the age of trees?
If you cut the tree down you will be able to see rings within the tree trunk. The number of rings there are is the number of there age.
Why can you only count rings on stumps of trees?
I think this question is incorrect, and should be What can be determined by the number of rings of a trees trunk; the answer of which is the age. Light and dark bands formed in the trunk equate to the summer and winter growth patterns of the tree. Count the dark (or light) rings and you can tell the age of the tree in years.
