Forestry Terms

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Across
  1. 4. ring shaped layer of food grown in a single season, best viewed in a cross section of the tree
  2. 6. the younger, lighter wood near the outside of a tree trunk
  3. 8. areas where new cells are formed, allowing for trees to grow; includes root tips and buds at the end of twigs
  4. 9. sheets of cells in wood; run from inner bark to center of the tree
Down
  1. 1. forest area which contains shrubs larger than grasses and flowers
  2. 2. central, harder and older nonliving portion of a tree; usually darker and denser than surrounding sapwood
  3. 3. the study of plants which main support system is composed mainly of woody material
  4. 5. where the root systems, grasses and flowers are found in forests
  5. 7. a guide used for identifying organisms based on a series of yes or no questions