Did you know you can read the story of a tree's life? By looking at a tree's rings, you can figure out way more than just how old it is! Jessi and Squeaks are here to show you what to look for next time you're on a hike and find a tree stump! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkids ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow SOURCES: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests/report/infographics/19894 https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/picture-climate-how-can-we-learn-tree-rings https://climatekids.nasa.gov/tree-rings/ https://study.com/academy/lesson/tree-rings-lesson-for-kids.html https://www.arborday.org/trees/ringslivingforest.cfm https://www.environmentalscience.org/dendrochronology-tree-rings-tell-us https://ltrr.arizona.edu/about/treerings