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
I still don’t really understand how trees could possibly suck something up higher than air pressure can push it. Are they like using surface tension or something?
I still don’t really understand how trees could possibly suck something up higher than air pressure can push it. Are they like using surface tension or something?
Yes, surface tension causing capillary action with negative pressure at the top caused by evapotranspiration.
☝️ this one trees