At 06:47 PM 2002-09-08 +0000, you wrote:
>While I'm no botanist, as far as I know, trees get taller from the tips of
>their branches. The base doesn't rise. So, if you put at anchor at the 5 ft
>level, it will always be at the 5 ft level. It won't be at 50 ft 10 years
>from
>now :.)
>I'm I'm wrong, pse correct me!
>73,
>Barry W2UP
This is my understanding also. The only upward movement would be from the
roots pushing slightly.
The trees that most of us know are not reeds or grasses that grow from the
roots. Trees grow from the tips. That is why some trees if you cut of the
tips die. Ask me.
Chris opr VE7HCB
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