White Oak Tree Trivia
09-10-2008, 05:19 PM
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White Oak Tree Trivia
Heres a quick question on the make up of a white oak tree (well any oak tree for that matter)....
Say for instance we have a 100 year old white oak tree, thus it will have 100 tree rings on the trunk if we were to cut it. Out of those 100 tree rings, how many of them are actually responsible for transporting water through out the tree. And, of those rings that transport water, are they on the inside of the rings (the middle of the tree) or the outside (near the bark)?
Say for instance we have a 100 year old white oak tree, thus it will have 100 tree rings on the trunk if we were to cut it. Out of those 100 tree rings, how many of them are actually responsible for transporting water through out the tree. And, of those rings that transport water, are they on the inside of the rings (the middle of the tree) or the outside (near the bark)?
09-10-2008, 05:34 PM
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RE: White Oak Tree Trivia
(kidding. No idea....but a SUPER weird question!)
09-10-2008, 05:40 PM
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RE: White Oak Tree Trivia
ORIGINAL: ksfowler
It is a very wierd question but it is the the xylem which is located in the inside of the tree it is the part that we burn for firewood
(kidding. No idea....but a SUPER weird question!)
09-10-2008, 05:45 PM
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RE: White Oak Tree Trivia
Every one of those "annual growth rings" carried water. Each ring justs shows the growth rate of the tree during that time period (one year). Wider gapped rings mean a better growth year. Usually wetter years will show upas a fatter ring. This applies to most tree's.
09-10-2008, 06:12 PM
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RE: White Oak Tree Trivia
ORIGINAL: castnblastkev
Water is carried in the outer lighter colored rings and the darker colored center of thewood is called the heartwood and is dead and no longer currently carries water
Water is carried in the outer lighter colored rings and the darker colored center of thewood is called the heartwood and is dead and no longer currently carries water
just a useless bit of information to throw into the conversation at your next cocktail party
09-10-2008, 06:28 PM
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RE: White Oak Tree Trivia
ORIGINAL: wahoohunter
Bingo. If you have a tree that has, say, 100 rings, it is only the outermost 3-5 rings that actually still transport water to the tree. The inside 95% of the rings are "dead" in that they no longer function to keep the tree alive, in fact, 95% of all trees are "not living" just a useless bit of information to throw into the conversation at your next cocktail party
ORIGINAL: castnblastkev
Water is carried in the outer lighter colored rings and the darker colored center of thewood is called the heartwood and is dead and no longer currently carries water
Water is carried in the outer lighter colored rings and the darker colored center of thewood is called the heartwood and is dead and no longer currently carries water
just a useless bit of information to throw into the conversation at your next cocktail party