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How Old Is Your Oak?

A How-to by NHMLAC

A Museum Educator holding a tape measure around a tree's circumference

Want to discover how old an oak tree is without cutting it open to count the rings? So do we! Learn how to tell an oak's age with just a tape measure and some simple math in this how-to.