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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.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoNot really
There is a relationship between thickness of a tree and age,
but it is not a direct relationship.
Each year a tree grows a new ring, becoming thicker,
but many factors affect the thickness of a given year's ring
making it nearly impossible to gauge age by thickness alone.
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∙ 14y agoThe age of a tree is calculated by taking a core of wood from the tree and counting the annual rings in the wood.
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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.
How old can trees be?
trees don't have to be old to be cut down. in some cases it is illegal to cut down old trees if they are not threatening a building. but if a tree, young or old, is in bad condition and about to fall down it might need to be cut down for safty.
How do Growth Rings in Tropic Trees form?
The same way as all trees form rings.T he years growth forms immediately beneath the bark and shows a a ring. You can therefore tell the age of a tree and what kind of summer they had in any given year by counting and reading the rings either after it is felled or by taking a core sample.
Why do trees look different than others?
Well there are many different types of trees, so each type of tree doesn't look the same. As for trees of the same type of tree, they may be different sizes because of the age differences.
How do you tell gender of persimmon trees?
Female flowers are bigger and the buds are more wrinkled in appearance than the males.
What part of a tree indicate it's age?
You can tell a trees age by counting the rings in its trunk.
How do you tell the age of a barrel cactus?
There is no way to tell the exact age of a cactus. Unlike trees you can count rings, but for cacti some believe like the saguaro cactus you can use the arms to tell the age, but in the life span of a saguaro it can grow at different rates. if you have to estimate a saguaro it takes the base an average of about 60 years to grow to the size of a male adult.
How can you tell the age of your dog?
how can i tell the age of a dog
Why can foresters estimate the age of trees based on the diameter of the stem trunk?
Foresters can tell you the age of a tree based on the diameter of the trunk based on past years of rain fall. They then look to see ages of trees that have been cut down and do the rest of the math after.
What do a trees rings show about it?
age
How can you tell if energy is changing?
look at the sun and it will tell you or you can look at the trees and the flies will tell you.
Why do tissues age?
tissues are made out of paper which is made from trees. which 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.
The trees are out to get you?
Tell a guy whos just had weed the trees are out to get you it is so funni =D
When were trees made?
Due to the ice age
What is the answer to the riddle How can you tell the difference between two types of trees?
You can tell the difference between two types of trees, because they leaf clues.
Can the chestnut on a horse tell its age?
No, you can tell a horses age by it's teeth.
