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the rings on the top section of a tree trunk tell the age of the tree
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Are the top branches of the tree the same age as the trunk of the tree?
No. The trunk is the oldest part . Counting the rings of the trunk is how you tell the trrees' age.
If a tree grow up will the knob on the tree trunk grow higher too?
No. A tree grows from the top.
How did the bottle tree get its name?
The tree has a trunk shaped like a bottle - wide at the bottom and narrower at the top.
How do you make a tree trunk grow in girth The tree is 3 feet tall with only a canopy of leaves on top making the tree top heavy and fall over?
You need to stake it to help it stay upright until the trunk is strong enough.
How do you tell a trees age?
To tell a tree's age, you must first cut it open, by usually cutting off the trunk of the tree or a big branch. Then, if you look at the top of the trunk or branch, you will see numerous (or very little) wobbly rings. Count the number of rings, and that is the age. One ring equals one year of age. If there are forty rings, it is forty years old, and so forth.
Can a 10 foot conifer be cut down if it is only 7 feet away from a house?
For YOUR safety the conifer should be cut down in sections. Individual limbs to get access to the trunk then 'top' the tree, cut off the top section. Afterwards you can work your way down.
Can you top a tree and not kill it?
Certainly. The power and telephone companies do it all the time. It is not uncommon for a storm to 'top' a tree. Usually one of the top branches grows so that it replaces the center trunk and continues up.
What do bone cells look like?
They look like the top of a tree stump. I could describe it as a tree stump with all those rings that are used to count the age of a tree.
Is the banana tree trunk an herb or tree?
Banana tree is a herb. Although referred to as banana trees, they are not trees at all but a perennial herb. Its trunk is not a true one, but many leaves tightly wrapped around a single stem which emerges at the top as thefruit-bearing flower stalk.
How do vines in the forest attach themselves to the very top of a tree without touching the rest of the tree?
Essentially, they climb up the trunk and find a branch. As they grow around the branch, the branch itself continues to grow outward, and the vine is pulled away from the trunk.
How can you tell old a willow tree is?
Every year a tree grows a new layer of wood. The new wood makes a ring around the old wood. If you count the rings, you know how old it is
What is a standard rose?
A standard rose is a rose bush trained to a bare 'trunk' with a ball of foliage on the top like a topiary tree.
