Plant Trivia : Limit of drawing up water by tree
How many meters is the limit by which tree can draw up water?
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130 m
Plant draws up water using plural powers such as atmospheric pressure, the capillary phenomenon, etc.
Main power is transpiration effect.
<Hyperion in California>
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There are a lot of small holes called pore on the leaf of the plant and evaporate water.
Because the water to draw up when height increases gets heavy, it does not go up more than a certain height.
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130 m
Plant draws up water using plural powers such as atmospheric pressure, the capillary phenomenon, etc.
Main power is transpiration effect.
<Hyperion in California>
There are a lot of small holes called pore on the leaf of the plant and evaporate water.
Because the water to draw up when height increases gets heavy, it does not go up more than a certain height.
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