@SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches
2026-07-04 04:47 UTC
cross-posted from: lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1206256
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@daggermoon@piefed.world 2026-07-04 09:04
I love trees. So majestic.
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@SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 13:35
Headline: “…pumping water…” Right in the goddamned article “Trees contain lots of thin, hollow vessels and they suck water upwards by creating low pressure at the top,” said Professor Lucy Rowland, from the University of Exeter. (emphasis mine) Come on, article writers, be kinder to the pedants!
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@Lauchmelder@feddit.org 2026-07-04 17:03
clearly
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@supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2026-07-06 15:30
Veritasium has a great video on this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BickMFHAZR0 inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=BickMFHAZR0