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Emily
Jan 7, 2016

There are two main ways to determine the age of a tree.

Explanation:

  1. The first way is to cut down the tree and count the rings on the trunk. This, however, is not a very practical method because the ring must be chopped down and because it is not always accurate. Ring counting is possible, though, because trees start new cell growth after a period of time, leading to rings.
  2. The second widely used method has three steps.

Record the circumference (distance around the trunk) of the
tree 54 inches from the ground. Divide this by pi to determine the diameter.

Find the growth factor of the tree you are examining. There are many tables online that provide this sort of
information. The growth factor is a number calculated that helps determine the growth habits and age of a tree.

Use the below formula to calculate the age of the tree, where D is the diameter in inches, G is the growth factor, and A is the age.

#D*G=A#

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