Virtual Museum of Canada
Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

Caroline Tanguay


My tools


Soil samples
Increment borer

Increment borer

On the sites I'm studying, I have to determine the ages of the trees present. Using an increment borer, I can measure tree growth by taking a sample of tree growth rings. A tree adds one growth ring per year: by counting them, we can find out its age.