Tanzanian scientists have uncovered an exciting new species of tree, as relayed by Phys.org. According to the findings, which were published in Phytotaxa, the Tessmannia princeps appears to grow very ...
Dendrochronologists extract a small, pencil-shaped sample of wood from a tree with a tool called an increment borer. The tiny hole left in the tree's trunk quickly heals as the tree continues to grow.