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November 10, 2015

Treetop leaves of tall trees store extra water
Kobe, Japan (SPX) Nov 09, 2015
A research team led by Associate Professor Ishii Roaki and Doctoral Student Azuma Wakana from the Kobe University Graduate School of Agricultural Science has discovered that the water storage tissue that they recently found in the world's tallest tree, Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood), is also found in Japan's tallest trees, Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar). How do tall trees supply water to pinnacle leaves? Until now, it was thought that the highest leaves of tall trees suffered from con ... read more

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