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those redwoods are amazing

 

for anyone interested, here is a good description on the way water gets to the top of the trees. The water pressure inside these trees is enormous! Embolism's are a massive threat to these trees. They are one of the few that can reeverse their sap flow to extract water from fog. But I ramble on about these beauties.

 

Read more here:

 

Basic description

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/grant/what-limits-redwood-height/

 

http://botanyprofessor.blogspot.co.za/2015/05/water-potential-explained.html

 

Something a bit more in depth:

http://6e.plantphys.net/essay04.04.html

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