{"id":10538,"date":"2022-10-20T17:44:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T22:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10538"},"modified":"2023-10-27T15:40:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T20:40:52","slug":"fall-nature-school-week-4-aging-trees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10538","title":{"rendered":"Fall Nature School, Lesson 4 &#8211; Aging Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is important to realize that trees are living beings and they are our elders. Some trees in your neighborhood may have been growing in the woods when your great grandfather was\u00a0 alive. One way you can gain more respect and caring for trees is to find out how old they are.\u00a0 This week, I made a step-by-step video showing how to age a tree.<\/p>\n<p>To view the video for this program <strong>Do not click on the red box w\/ the Triangle, but click on &#8220;Watch on YouTube&#8221; on the bottom left corner.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aging Trees\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzWK53K0jUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0What is the diameter?<\/strong> The diameter is the distance through the center of the tree. The formula: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Circumference divided by Pi = Diameter<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 was developed over three thousand years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Pi?<\/strong> Pi\u00a0 is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you have to do is identify what type of tree you are trying to age. To help you identify the tree go to the previous week&#8217;s nature school. The tree identification handouts are there and pictures of tree leaves.\u00a0 Go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10487\">\u00a0www.oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10487<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You will also need the Aging Trees Data Sheet and Growth Factor Chart. As you can see the fast growing trees have low growth factors, while the slow growing trees have higher growth factors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10553\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Agingchart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10553\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10553\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Agingchart-798x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Agingchart-798x1024.jpg 798w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Agingchart-234x300.jpg 234w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Agingchart-768x986.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Agingchart-1197x1536.jpg 1197w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Agingchart.jpg 1511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Nature Seeker Workbook by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Click on the link below to download the Data and Growth Charts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AgingTrees.pdf\">AgingTrees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The five steps to age a tree are:<br \/>\n1. Identify the tree<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AgingTreesLargeChart-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10558\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AgingTreesLargeChart-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2029\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AgingTreesLargeChart-1-scaled.jpg 2029w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AgingTreesLargeChart-1-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2029px) 100vw, 2029px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is important to realize that trees are living beings and they are our elders. Some trees in your neighborhood may have been growing in the woods when your great grandfather was\u00a0 alive. 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