Tree Measuring With The Shale Trail

When John Muir meets the shale experts, amazing things happen! Today we learned how to tell the age of the trees in the Polbeth and West Calder Community Garden. You don't just cut them down and count the rings. Children were amazed to discover that one of the oldest trees is over 120 years old! We also learned that a lot of the community garden trees were planted at the same time. AND....if you just left the land alone and did nothing, it would all turn back into woodland because that is what it wants to do. Fascinating!