Here are some pics and a post on our blog about the age of a common juniper that Steve cut: http://backcountrybonsai.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/how-old-is-that-little-tree/
Just how old is that little tree?
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Jason_mazzy
Chumono
that is amazing.
Here's a little more from the blog post:
"Junipers grow with veins, somewhat like hoses that go up and down carrying nutrients and water. (Pines and deciduous trees are slightly different.) If you look at old junipers you can see dead areas and the live veins are often spiraling or taking interesting paths up to the foliage. You can tell from the growth rings where the live vein was on the tree that Steve cut.
Below is my attempt at pointing this out..:
The red is where the live vein was growing at the end of this plants life. The green shows where the original plant started growing and how the live veins added years of wood to the tree. Certain sections died and growth stopped there while the veins continued in other directions. You can see where part of the earliest years of this tree aren't even there any more; so this tree is over 301yrs but we don't know exactly how much."
"Junipers grow with veins, somewhat like hoses that go up and down carrying nutrients and water. (Pines and deciduous trees are slightly different.) If you look at old junipers you can see dead areas and the live veins are often spiraling or taking interesting paths up to the foliage. You can tell from the growth rings where the live vein was on the tree that Steve cut.
Below is my attempt at pointing this out..:
The red is where the live vein was growing at the end of this plants life. The green shows where the original plant started growing and how the live veins added years of wood to the tree. Certain sections died and growth stopped there while the veins continued in other directions. You can see where part of the earliest years of this tree aren't even there any more; so this tree is over 301yrs but we don't know exactly how much."
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Amazing indeed. Thanks for sharing. Looks like a nice snag to use for a tanuki...I would love to buy this or something similar if you decide to part with with.
