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Title : Do Trees Stop Growing?

Do trees stop growing? The answer is NO.

Every year, they just keep on putting out new shoots at the tips of their branches and growing new leaves and getting bigger around. In fact, in theory a tree can keep on growing forever!.

But nothing's forever, is it?

Of course trees die. They can get diseases, or insects can attack them. But as long as they stay healthy, they just keep right on growing.

 


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On the other hand, just because they can doesn't mean they do. Nature isn't what scientists call a "controlled environment." Lots of unexpected things can happen.

Also, trees grow at different rates, which has a lot to do with these things happening.

  
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