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Article: Tree Doctor * Howard Burnett.(CLIPPINGS)(Q's & A's)
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- American Forests
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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Q: I just had an old ash deadwooded. Could you tell me its age? I measured 5 1/2 ft.width, 13 ft 4 in. circumference, 60 ft. canopy, and 68 1/2 ft height.
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A: The only way to tell the age of a tree is to count the annual rings. If you have a stump to study, you could do this; otherwise it's a wild guessing game. To hazard a guess, figure how fast this tree grew in its lifetime. In a good growing site, with good soil and plenty of sun and moisture, it might have grown as much as 2 inches or so every 10 years. Using ...