Counting Tree Growth Rings Moderately Difficult to Distinguish

C. B. Briscoe; M. Chudnoff

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Counting Tree Growth Rings Moderately Difficult to Distinguish

Informally Refereed

Authors:

C. B. Briscoe, M. Chudnoff

Year:

1964

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Forest Service ITF-1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Institute of Tropical Forestry. 3 p.

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Abstract

There is an extensive literature dealing with techniques and gadgets to facilitate counting tree growth rings. A relatively simple method is described below, satisfactory for species too difficult to count in the field, but not sufficiently difficult to require the preparation of microscope slides nor staining techniques.

Keywords

growth rings

Citation

Briscoe, C. B.; Chudnoff, M. 1964. Counting Tree Growth Rings Moderately Difficult to Distinguish. Forest Service ITF-1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Institute of Tropical Forestry. 3 p.