My understanding is trees grow from the top, so if I carve my name in the trunk, it will stay at roughly the same height. But is there any way that I could carve my name now and find it had lifted 20-30 feet as the tree grew?
2007-05-18 06:53:40 · 3 answers · asked by solaritea 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
No. Your understanding is right. Trees grow higher from the top. The trunk just gets thicker and anything you carve will stay at the same height as long as the tree lives.
2007-05-18 06:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the tree: it will not get higher, but will scar the trunk and become enlarged and distorted or if you don't carve deep enough, it will be absorbed by the bark causing a slight scar.
2007-05-18 14:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by Alchemist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trees also grow outwards so the letters might get distorted.
2007-05-18 13:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋