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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 54 points 3 months ago

And if you don't know when the tree was planted, just ask the tree it's birthday, duh.

[-] VaalaVasaVarde@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 3 months ago

Just be sure to avoid the ents, they are quite defensive about their age and may raise their voice by a decibel

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 40 points 3 months ago

If you don't know when it was planted, then just cut the tree down and count the rings. Easy!

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 8 points 3 months ago

And how much time is equal to a ring ? Four seasons ?

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 months ago

I think one human year equals 7 tree years, or something. So if you know when the tree was planted, just multiply by 7!

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

That's the wrong sort of bark!

[-] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago
[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Assuming you live in a region with 4 seasons per year, then yeah.

From what I understand (and according to this), the lighter parts of the rings get created when the tree grows rapidly, which typically happens in spring. And the darker parts get created during slower growth, which typically happens in summer. In autumn and winter, trees tend to not grow.

[-] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 3 months ago

You can tell because of the way it is.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago
[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago
[-] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 months ago

Here's the rest:

Current year - year tree was planted = age of tree

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Unless it's excel and the tree was planted before 01-01-1900

[-] gedhrel@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Excel famously misidentifies all trees as dates.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 3 months ago

Except for the date palm, it just gets confused and begets an interest in marijuana

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

???
Profit!

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

I think you're looking for the one referring to lack of pixels

[-] underwire212@lemm.ee 17 points 3 months ago

If X, then X

[-] anarchist@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 months ago

At least it's not wrong

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 13 points 3 months ago

You could just ask. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Never ask a tree their age.

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Or maybe you could just Google it.

[-] Hazmatastic@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago

This does have real implications in dendrochronology. If you were to take a beam from a structure built hundreds or even thousands of years ago, you can use ring spacing along with climate records of the area it was cut down in to determine when it was cut down, which will tell you the approximate age of the structure (and as a result, the tree). The rings can reflect events such as floods, fires, droughts, and periods of rapid growth, so if you can match those up with climate records and known samples, it works out the way the graphic describes.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago

The text at the bottom suggests that you can also use the trees planting year to determine its age. Which is also true

[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago

When did someone train a Flat Earth AI to answer Google questions

[-] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Also a good way to make sure it doesn't have any more birthdays

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Oh i dunno, basic math seems to elude so many i wouldnt count on them knowing how old a tree is by having the date it was planted

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

if you planted from seed, some trees from the nursery may be 8 years old or older, specially those that come rooted in 45 gallon containers

[-] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The great thing about this test is that this age value will remain constant after taking the measurements.

[-] MiraculousMM@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

AI-generated ass response

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago
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