MadSci Network: Botany
Query:

Subject: why do trees need to grow straight in order to absorb water?

Date: Fri Mar 5 05:21:55 1999
Posted by desperate
Grade level: undergrad School: victoria junior college
City: singapore State/Province: singapore Country: singapore
Area of science: Botany
ID: 920632915.Bt
Message:

According to what I know, water would only rise up to about 1m in the xylem of trees by the process of capillary action.what about redwoods growing up to 100m high? And I think that if trees do not grow straight, problems would occur in the transport of water in the xylem. But what exactly are the problems???


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