Tree Rings

While many people have heard that the age of a tree (in temperate climates) may be determined by counting the rings, there are other details available to the curious observer. Many other underlying patterns can be noted and explored; how wet or dry a year was, which direction the sun was located, whether the tree was growing in shade or full-sun…etc. (pop quiz – how old was this Bay Laurel tree, cut in 2021?)