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Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches

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Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches

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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

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1206256

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Yes, surface tension causing capillary action with negative pressure at the top caused by evapotranspiration.
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  ☝️ this one trees

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