 Re: Age of a tree
Erics correct tree rings are pretty useless to us in calculating the age of tropical trees, we have to base estimations on our knowledge of the growth rates of particular species in our area compared to specimens that the planting date is known and verified..certainly not a perfect method by any means.
Even in the temporate regions of the world tree rings become meaningless when it comes to many aging veteran trees that loose their heart wood to decay...then all you can count are the rings in the outer shell or the branches.
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We fell them down and turn them into paper,
That we may record our emptiness.
- Kahlil Gibran
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