Practice question
Question
A cut trunk shows 26 concentric rings of spring wood and autumn wood in alternate rows. The age of trunk would be:
Explanation
Each annual growth ring consists of one light spring earlywood and one dark autumn latewood. One year produces pair of rows. Counting 26 alternating rows thus represents 13 annual rings, indicating 13 years of secondary growth.
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