Because the tree started to get very old and they didn’t want the tree to rot
Answer:
Grew
Explanation:
Because thrived means happy and going strong so the closest would be grew because you could be thriving in happiness or thriving at what you are doing
Credible means easy to believe. If something is likely; why should it not be credible?
also if it comes from a credible source, I would assume that it's credible.
Now, we're left with the choice between interested and disinterested party: among the two the interested party is more likely to make false claims, as they can benefit from them: so I think that answer <span>d.<em> the claimant is an interested party</em>
is the correct one. </span>