sloth9669 ArboristSite Guru Joined Mar 31, 2006 Messages 911 Reaction score 217 Location the great state of mass Mar 18, 2010 #1 enjoy http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/old-tree-gallery/all/1?npu=1&mbid=yhp
D dimer11 ArboristSite Lurker Joined Nov 9, 2009 Messages 13 Reaction score 3 Location Nampa, ID AKA Boise, ID Mar 18, 2010 #2 them are some ugly trees
7sleeper Addicted to ArboristSite Joined Feb 4, 2008 Messages 5,350 Reaction score 3,128 Location Austria Mar 18, 2010 #3 Wonder how they burn?! opcorn: 7
Ductape Addicted to ArboristSite Joined Mar 3, 2007 Messages 8,809 Reaction score 19,950 Location Central New Hampshire Mar 18, 2010 #4 How do they know how old it is without cutting it down and counting the growth rings? Thats how I do it....... :monkey:
How do they know how old it is without cutting it down and counting the growth rings? Thats how I do it....... :monkey:
COWBOYJAKE ArboristSite Lurker Joined Mar 8, 2008 Messages 40 Reaction score 8 Location TEXAS Mar 19, 2010 #5 it says they carbon dated the root structure samples to get the age
Dalmatian90 Addicted to ArboristSite Joined Sep 11, 2008 Messages 6,916 Reaction score 7,202 Location Northeastern Connecticut Mar 19, 2010 #6 They use an "increment borer" to take a core sample, then count the rings on the sample: http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/View_Catalog_Page.asp?mi=1398
They use an "increment borer" to take a core sample, then count the rings on the sample: http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/View_Catalog_Page.asp?mi=1398