<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Mark,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The only way I know is to take an increment core and then estimate based on that.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But that will cause damage to the tree. Why is specific age of interest or important? Usually knowing the age does not change very much with regards to the management of a tree.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Philip<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Urban Forest Innovations Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1331 Northaven Drive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mississauga ON L5G 4E8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Tel: (905) 274-1022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Cell: (647) 221-3046<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Fax: (905) 274-2170<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=153 height=73 style='width:1.5937in;height:.7604in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D71CA6.279E65C0" alt="UFI new logo very small"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.urbanforestinnovations.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces@list.web.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Carroll via CANUFNET<br><b>Sent:</b> March 17, 2021 10:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet@list.web.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Mark Carroll <environment1st@rogers.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Appraisal of trees and estimating the age of trees<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To all<o:p></o:p></p><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1616034546001"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1616034546726"><p class=MsoNormal>I am looking for some help. Does anyone know of a way to positively estimate the age of a tree? I have some old Acer saccharum I would estimate at 130 years of age. Is there a registry of size, area and specie of tree that can identify the age of trees? I have 2 that I am dealing with, one is 90cm DBH (130 years old) and the other is 54cm DBH (80 years old ).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1616034884409"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1616034885218"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks for any help....<o:p></o:p></p><div id="ymail_android_signature"><p class=MsoNormal>Mark Carroll<br>ISA Certified Arborist, Qualified Arborist Tech<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1616034512584"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>TRAQ Certified<br>Taking our environment first<br>Thanks for connecting...<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>