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The base of a Yellow Birch trunk. In botany, the trunk (or bole) is the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, [1] which is an important feature in tree identification, and which often differs markedly from the bottom of the trunk to the top, depending on the species. The trunk is the most important part of the tree for timber production.
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Paleontologist Rex Saint Onge, who saw the tree in 2006, realised that the tree was carved by Native Americans, specifically Chumash people. The ancient oak in the Santa Lucia Mountains in San Luis Obispo County had the outline of a lizard-like being with six legs, nearly 3 ft (0.91 m) tall, carved into its trunk, and included a rectangular ...
A transverse section through a tree trunk or a horizontal core will show concentric circles of lighter or darker wood – tree rings. [68] These rings are the annual growth rings [69] [70] There may also be rays running at right angles to growth rings. These are vascular rays which are thin sheets of living tissue permeating the wood. [68]
This species is a large deciduous tree, which forms a pyramidal habit. [4] It may reach 30 to 35 m (98 to 115 ft) in height in its natural habitat, but is usually shorter in cultivation. [5] The trunk is smoothly cylindrical and green or grey-green in colour, often tapering unbranched to the very tip of the tree.
Trunk in sectional view Redwood cone scales begin to open mid November, with seeds dispersing by the wind.. Sequoia sempervirens (/ s ə ˈ k w ɔɪ. ə ˌ s ɛ m p ər ˈ v aɪ r ən z /) [3] is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae).
Tree trunk is the stem and main wooden axis of a tree. Tree trunk, or variants, may refer to: "Treetrunk" (song), by The Doors, 1972; Tree Trunks, a fictional character in the American animated TV series Adventure Time "Tree Trunks" (Adventure Time), an episode of the series
The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit, reaching as much as 55 kg (120 pounds) in weight, 90 cm (35 inches) in length, and 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter. [7] [8] A mature jackfruit tree produces some 200 fruits per year, with older trees bearing up to 500 fruits in a year.