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Thicker Rings indicate Optimal Conditions for Growth, Thinner Rings indicate the Opposite. Weather is the controlling Factor.
Thicker Rings indicate Optimal Conditions for Growth, Thinner Rings indicate the Opposite. Weather is the controlling Factor.
When a tree is cut down, if you cut the tree horizontally, than you will be able to see the growth rings. Every growth ring relates to one year of life for the tree. From the growth rings, you can also determine what kind of weather and conditions the tree had undergone. When the growth rings are very thin, than there were times of little to no rain (drought). When the rings are thick, then there was a good rain-season and the tree was able to grow a lot. Not only that, but when the rings are not round, but rather crooked, than that means that the tree suffered some kind of damage. It could be poisoning, it could've been hit with something, or maybe the tree was poisoned. There's a lot you can tell about a trees life from looking at the growth rings!
Palms do not show growth rings.
the size of the rings would depend on the growth cycle of the tree. If the growth time for a certain year is longer, the ring will be wider, it the growth time of the year is shorter then the ring will be smaller.
Probably 12. Each light ring represents a spring and early summers growth and the dark represents late summers growth. Certain events can cause false rings such as weird weather patterns or insect damage but for a tree this young you probably don't have any of those.
Growth rings in a tree shows the growth of the tree. It will show dry spells, fires, number of years the tree has been alive.
Wet, and sort of sunny weather
Growth rings represent how well the tree grew in a particular year. A narrow ring might be a year with poor rain fall or cold weather. A thick ring means the tree did well that year, warm sunny weather, enough rain, and lots of nutrition.
The rings in a tree trunk are referred to as secondary growth. This is when the tree grows outward, rather than upward. The rings form once a year.
The annual rings provide the age of the tree, one annual ring equals one year of growth.
The width of the tree's growth ring indicates the kind of growing season the tree endured .