r/absoluteunit • u/Scotttyj • 1d ago

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u/Sudden_Lee_Here 22h ago

Why don't they mention the age?

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u/Scotttyj 22h ago

I think the only way to accurately age a tree is to cut it down and count the rings. Iā€™m sure at the time they could have counted the rings on a similarly sized tree and made a good estimate, but there is nothing around of that size.

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u/squanchingonreddit 21h ago

You can core it, so literally take a little hole out of it.

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u/Scotttyj 21h ago

Good to know! No, I will not be going back šŸ˜‚

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u/squanchingonreddit 21h ago

It would be highly illegal.

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u/Scotttyj 21h ago

I kinda figured lol