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  Glossary Definition
Annual ring
  Bands which show tree growth for one year, as viewed on the cross section of a stem, branch, or root, or on a trunk core sample. Can be counted to determine a tree's age. Variation in width of rings records how the tree responded to growing conditions in different years.


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