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Kennesaw State Arboretum: Difference Between Age And Size Of Wood Trees

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The Kennesaw State Arboretum is spilt from an upslope and a downslope which was examined to seeing the difference in age and size of the hardwood and pine trees. The variation of age and size can be due to changes in the progressive changes in the tree species over time. This was tested by measuring pine and hardwood trees in 2 different areas of the forest, upslope and downslope, collecting tree data with at least 25cm circumference and 10 ft. tall in 5 different plots of 100 m2. The data describes the hypothesis that if the upslope and downslope parts of the forest differ in age, then the size of the eldest hardwood trees of the upslope and downslope will differ. If the upslope and downslope parts of the forest are different ages, then the forest will differ in proportion of mature hardwood relative to pine. The difference in age of upslope and downslope forest cannot be determined by the sizes of older hardwood trees or the proportion of mature hardwood to pine trees as the data is insignificant and does not support the hypothesis.

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tall. The circumference determines the size and can be used to determine the diameter which can be used to determine the age of the tree through secondary growth. These measurements can be used to compare the correlation between age and size of a tree since the oldest tree should have a larger diameter in comparison with a smaller tree, therefore if the age of a tree is higher than the diameter of a tree should be larger and vice versa. The result collected is only a portion of the large forest therefore the data pool is not large enough to support the hypothesis. The experiment will help answer if the upslope and downslope forest are off different

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