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If you take a core sample of a human, you can determine exactly when the person died.
The more you know…
In Africa, a tree’s age is determined by how long ago it was planted.
Osvaldo12, is that you?
despite being completely unhelpful, this answer is oddly more wholesome than the old “cut down count rings”
then again all the trees being starved of water by the data center may disagree
You don’t have to cut a tree down to count the rings. A small, cylindrical core sample can be taken, similar to what we do for ice.
Saves cutting it down to count the rings
Or just taking a small core sample to do the same thing.
You can tell that it’s an Aspen tree because of the way it is
You can tell by the way it is.
1 tree’s worth of water was used to give you that answer
it isn’t wrong!
Its not wrong though
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A screenshot of a Google search for “how to find out how old is a tree”. The response is AI stating:
If you know when the tree was planted, you can easily and accurately determine its age.
