Tree Rings: How They Form and What They Tell Us

It’s well-known that tree rings show a specimen’s age, but they also contain other kinds of historical data about a tree’s lifetime and growing environment. In this article, we’ll go over how tree rings form, what they can tell us, and how that information can help us best manage Nashville’s individual trees and collective canopy.

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Nashville Tree Conservation Corps works to promote, preserve, protect, and plant the tree canopy in Davidson County.