The age of a tree and its size tend to increase together. Disentangling the effects of these two factors on tree vitality is no easy task, but further evidence adds to the view that it is size that matters.
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Peñuelas, J. A big issue for trees. Nature 437, 965–966 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/437965a
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