2006-11-20 04:38:53 · 11 answers · asked by Billy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Yes, one ring per year. Some trees grow faster, because their rings are thicker, like pine, and are therefore "soft" woods. So hardwoods, like oak, grow more slowly, since their rings are smaller, and therefore more dense.
2006-11-20 04:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's every year. During the year, the tree grows a little and expands. During the colder season, the tree stops growing and the ring represents the time that there's no growth.
2006-11-20 12:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Acutally there are two rings every year. If you look at the cross secontion of a tree trunk you will see light and dark rings. The light rings are the spring wood and the dark rings are the fall wood. So every year there are two rings formed, Therefore to determine the tree's age you count either all of the dark rings or all of the light rings.
2006-11-20 12:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by auequine 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, trees grow a ring with each year's growth. Some rings are wider or narrower than others due to that particular year's growing conditions, e.g., amount of rainfall, etc.
2006-11-20 12:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by PacificArts72 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember from my science classes is one ring per year. That's how the age of a tree is determined by counting the maount of rings.
2006-11-20 12:41:30 · answer #5 · answered by beauty_fan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will actually grow to rings in a year. One in the spring and one in the fall. You can actually tell how much rain you got one year by the thickness of the rings. Take care.
2006-11-20 12:41:09 · answer #6 · answered by Collin R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ring is a product of the tree's periodic growth cycles. Typically, that is once a year.
2006-11-20 12:40:44 · answer #7 · answered by DJL2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
technically the rings represent climate changes and subsequent adapting by the tree.
this usually represents a warm season followed by a cold season. (A summer followed by a winter).
basically, the rings occur when the tree is hardened by the cold.
the rings do not necessarily represent a 365 day period of time.
2006-11-21 04:00:00 · answer #8 · answered by negrito con sabor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One ring equals one year of growth.
2006-11-20 12:41:15 · answer #9 · answered by richard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One year, it is also called an annual ring.
2006-11-20 12:50:21 · answer #10 · answered by lieselot h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋