You know I have always wondered, if the age of a tree is measured by counting its rings, how do they know the age of a tree that is still standing?
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You know I have always wondered, if the age of a tree is measured by counting its rings, how do they know the age of a tree that is still standing?
Howdy sir gduran! That's a great question. In a forest full of similar trees it's fairly accurate to estimate age by counting the rings on fallen or dead trees of the same species and that's what they do on the Sequoias. From fallen trees they have a good idea of the growth rate so they can estimate that by measuring the size.
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