How old was this tree?

[Ugahunter2013]

Just curious what number other people come up with compared to me. How old do y’all think this tree was going by the rings?

 

[NCHillbilly]

Hard to tell for sure from the pic, especially in the outer sections where the growth slowed down a lot and the rings aren't clear, but looks like 65-ish.

 

[DannyW]

Yeah, hard to tell. I counted at least 50 rings for sure.

It really slowed down growth at about year 20. Interesting to see the good years and bad years.

 

[JustUs4All]

I could see a little over 50 with bad eyes. LOL

 

[ucfireman]

Older than me, lines get blurry too and cant see them all.
Over 50 though, I lost count around 55
What kind of tree was it?

 

[NCHillbilly]

Most of the time, there are several tiny little skinny rings right in the center, too. It usually takes them several years to get growing good.

 

[antharper]

66

 

[hopper]

Lost it at 56. My guess is mid sixties

 

[Redbow]

Not as old as I am that's for sure but I would say 55-60 years.

 

[SarahFair]

I got around 59

 

[Timberbeast]

56 on first count

 

[Ugahunter2013]

Older than me, lines get blurry too and cant see them all.
Over 50 though, I lost count around 55
What kind of tree was it?

Persimmon, and a big one. 23" dbh and 84ft tall

 

[300 Mag]

Not wanting to hijack your thread but I find it funny that I just took a similar photo last weekend and was thinking the same thing. This is from a top limb of a white oak that fell on our family homestead. The property has been in the family over 100 years. I've yet to get to the main trunk. Spit up nicely.

 

[Anvil Head]

Just a note - Tree growth did not "slow down" towards the end. Just more surface to cover with relatively same amount of growth. Got to think about it. Very common assumption to make. Of course some years are gonna be better, others worse. You can actually see droughts and floods if you study them closely and correlate with weather records from the past.

That's a huge persimmon - only ebony that is native to North America. Must taste real good to borers, they attack logs left on the ground faster than most any other hardwood especially if the bark is still on. Beautiful dense hardwood if treated properly.

 

[DannyW]

Just a note - Tree growth did not "slow down" towards the end. Just more surface to cover with relatively same amount of growth. Got to think about it. Very common assumption to make.

Good point.

 

[Ugahunter2013]

Here is a recent picture of the same butt end of the log. It’s amazing how the color of the wood has changed so much.