Determining the age of a tree with an increment borer

[@lissanne2783]

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[@woodlandstewardship1942]

Thanks.

[@victor-th4qs]

When I was a cruiser. I did have flagging tied to the extractor. I would just toss a stabbing toss, the extractor, into the ground.

[@kishorekumartiwari5923]

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[@filmic1]

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[@franciscogoncalves8224]

Very helpful

[@simonforster4776]

Aren't you ignoring temperate tree growth, early wood and late wood, in causally saying "these rings all represent one year"? Surely it's different seasonal patterns, variations in annual climate, drought etc... you've made quite a sweeping statement with very little evidence or awareness of the big picture there.

[@awalkinthewoods0311]

Your comment that the tree grew more in its younger years because of clear cutting and less competition is wrong, obsolete thinking, and hurtful both to the forest and the timber industry.

[@mimimarriott1379]

Why do you think it grew more when it was young then?

[@waynetyson3822]

@@mimimarriott1379 Natural phenomena are rarely if ever due to a single "cause." Several factors are involved. "Competition" effects, if any, tend to be gradual over time; weather patterns and soil/geological conditions tend to frustrate real science, while know-it-alls tend to be more sure of themselves. Hubrisitis?