The world’s tallest tropical trees have no trouble pumping water to their topmost branches, new research reveals. Conventional scientific theory suggests that as trees grow, it becomes harder to transport water from roots to leaves
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    This was a study of a type of tropical flowering tree in Borneo. I wonder if the giant conifers in the Pacific Northwest have similar adaptations?