The stump or tree stump is a small remaining part of the trunk with the roots still in the ground. Stumps may show the ages of a tree through its rings. The study of these rings is known as dendrochronology. Sometimes stumps are able to grow again into new trees. Sometimes a tree is cut to a stump on purpose to grow again. This is known as "coppicing".
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Tree stump, about 37 years after felling
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stump sculpture by German artist Eberhard Bosslet
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A freshly cut tree stump, 2 hours after cutting
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