Inside of a tree, water courses from root to leaf through tiny conduits collectively called xylem, and almost all water not consumed by cellular processes evaporates, or transpires, through pores on ...

Ancient fossils reveal how woodless trees got so big: by continuously ripping apart their xylem and knitting it back together. Shawna was an editor at The Scientist from 2017 through 2022. She holds a ...

How does water move through plants to get to the top of tall trees? Here we describe the pathways and mechanisms driving water uptake and transport through plants, and causes of flow disruption.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - City of Charleston officials have asked Xylem Tree Experts to stop trimming trees until they can make sure ground rules are being followed. The Virginia-based company ...

In particular, they found a strong increase in theoretical specific xylem hydraulic conductivity ... traits and hydraulic ...

In a mature flowering plant or tree, most of the cells that make up the xylem are specialised cells called vessels.

We study genes that contribute to cell division activity in vascular cambium, the meristem between xylem (wood) and phloem. Understanding the regulation of the cambium activity enhancing factors might ...