Fire scar sample
By Fort Collins Science Center
January 2019 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Tree-ring fire scars from a ponderosa pine in northern New Mexico. The years indicate the year the tree burned and scarred, and the letters indicate the position of the fire scar in the tree ring (D = spring dormant and EE = early earlywood). Photo by Ellis Margolis (USGS)
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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