different tempetures and water availability. when water is scarse the tree grows many new small diamater pipes (xylem) which look darker to us and when water is plentiful the new xylem are few and bigger in diameter appearing lighter in colour. if you cut a tree that grows in a tropical region which doesnt have the above mentioned variations you wont see any growth rings.
Annual growth rings are commonly studied in trees.
annual rings
A clams growth rings can be, tan, gold, brown, even red.
Palms do not show growth rings.
Tree growth rings (and some other kinds like those of shells) are caused by the difference in growth during the different seasons: autumn and winter less growth, spring & summer more growth.
The rings on a clam show where the growth of one year ends. Basically you can count the rings to see how old the clam is just like a tree! Each ring shows the growth of that year.
the size of the rings would depend on the growth cycle of the tree. If the growth time for a certain year is longer, the ring will be wider, it the growth time of the year is shorter then the ring will be smaller.
thick layersmof secondary xylem , or wood , oftem form rings
soap scum sticks to the side of the bathtub witch causes bathtub rings to form.
The short answer is that growth rates are not everything with Redwood. In the growth rings, Redwood allocates tannins that help it resist decay. The closer the rings are together, the higher the concentration of tannins. Second-growth and plantation grown Redwood typically have large growth rings if managed under even-aged conditions, unless they are grown on longer rotations. Larger growth rings have less tannin per area than smaller growth rings. So if Redwood is grown to longer rotations under even-aged management or grown in uneven-aged management regimes, smaller growth rings lead to higher concentrations of the tannins that help it to resist decay.
Thicker Rings indicate Optimal Conditions for Growth, Thinner Rings indicate the Opposite. Weather is the controlling Factor.
Thicker Rings indicate Optimal Conditions for Growth, Thinner Rings indicate the Opposite. Weather is the controlling Factor.