Tree growth rings. Close-up of the rings of a silver fir tree (Abies alba),which were exposed by cutting across a tree trunk or branch. Each tree ring represents a period of growth in which the tree formed new wood. Each year the outer part of a tree trunk,the living part,lays down a new layer. The older layer dries out and dies,forming the hard mass of wood in the core of a trunk,the heart wood. Each ring corresponds to a single year and allows the age of the tree to be calculated. A ring varies in width according to the climate that year. Photographed at the Centre of Alpine Ecology,Trento,Italy | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Fermariello, Mauro |
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