In this episode we answer the questions “Can you hear bamboo grow?” and “How do you find out a tree’s age?” We also share a fact of the day from Data Coordinator Sheri and Liz recommends a chapter book about an octopus rescue with a lot of heart. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!    

Liz’s book recommendation: Three Blue Hearts by Lynne Kelly 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1235498 

Concerning bamboo: 

https://www.guaduabamboo.com/blog/where-does-bamboo-grow  

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda  

https://onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/bamboo  

https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/bamboo/273085  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome  

Bamboo forest sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vky3vEL6Dc  

Concerning dendrochronology: 

https://www.nps.gov/grba/learn/historyculture/the-prometheus-story.htm  

https://www.nist.gov/how-do-you-measure-it/how-do-you-measure-age-tree  

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/dendrochronology/29924  

"tree." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 13 Nov. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/tree/277422#main-ada. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.  

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://redbuttegarden.org/media/documents/calculate-tree-age-activity.pdf  

https://youtu.be/MwNJC-IRgPE?si=bifxTMjO-J8U8kLG  

https://www.environmentalscience.org/dendrochronology-tree-rings-tell-us  

https://ltrr.arizona.edu/about/treerings  

https://www.arborday.org/