A tree's age can be easily determined by counting its growth rings, as any Boy or Girl Scout knows. Annually, the tree adds new layers of wood which thicken during the growing season and thin during the winter. These annual growth rings are easily discernible (and countable) in cross-sections of the tree's trunk. In good growing years, when sunlight and rainfall are plentiful, the growth rings ...
I eventually found a tree with a spiral lightning mark and it followed the spiral grain exactly. One tree, of course, proves nothing. "But why should the tree spiral? More speculation here: Foliage tends to be thicker on the south side of the tree because of better sunlight.
MSN: This Christmas tree light trick will save you from a major holiday headache
Believe it or not, there is actually a correct way to hang lights on your Christmas tree—and chances are, you’ve been doing it the wrong way all these years. (Deep breath. I know this may be a ...
This Christmas tree light trick will save you from a major holiday headache
Mr. Christmas has issued a recall for 44,600 wireless decorative Christmas tree light controllers because they can pose a fire hazard. The company says the wireless receiver that plugs into an outlet ...
Yahoo: Biden at tree lighting says his holiday wish is for US to continue to seek light, liberty and love
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he presided over his final Christmas tree lighting at the White House, President Joe Biden on Thursday said his wish for the nation now, and always, was that “we continue to seek ...