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Estimating the Age of Large Oak Trees Without Cutting Them

Increment Borer: The Professional Tool for Tree Aging

For 20-foot circumference oaks in the Northeast, a forester uses an increment borer to extract a core and count rings. Large trees need long borers. Contact your state forestry agency for a forester visit. Book recommendation: "Remarkable Trees of the World" (powells.com).

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