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BookmarkGrowth rings (or "tree rings" or "annular rings") can be seen in a horizontal cross section cut through the trunk of a tree.
Visible rings result from the change in growth speed through the seasons of the year, thus one ring usually marks the passage of one year in the life of the tree..
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