Quiz Question: August 6, 2011

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  1. Delly

    Delly In Flower

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    A notch in a tree will remain the same distance from the ground as the tree grows.


    True or False?
     
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  3. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    true
     
  4. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    True, otherwise those initials carved in a tree 50 years ago, of yours and a sweetheart, would be found high up in the tree tops where only the birdies could see them. Or perhaps the hammock hook would be far out of reach.

    Jerry
     
  5. supersweetmom

    supersweetmom Seedling

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    I would say true, because trees grow outwards (i.e. rings) and extend their branches each year.
     



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  6. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I would have said true also
     
  7. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    True for me too.
     
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    S-H Hardy Maple

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    I think we are all in agreement - True!
     
  9. Delly

    Delly In Flower

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    and it is TRUE!
     
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