Hi Nina. You note,
In most trees, only the outermost few rings are active
in water transport. The inner core of the tree is mostly
dead, and mostly serves as a structural core.

A twisting trunk appears to have a "thicker" thickness of live wood in an
example just posted on the IBC Potensai Gallery entitled "twisted trunk."
Am I reading the layers correctly there?

Thanks.

Chris... , Richmond VA USA

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