Growth Control Systems In Trees
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=277
Trees manage their own growth through the use of growth regulators generated principally by the shoots and the roots. This publication presents growth regulator information, regulator interactions, and growth control modeling in trees.
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Growth Increment Area Increase
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=416
The secondary growth of trees produces unique mechanical and biological solutions to life. From shoot tip to root tip, a new growth increment is deposited on the outside of the last growth increment. This livingsheath of tissue generated (facilitated) by…
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Invasion of the Weird Trees
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/wt/01/weirdtrees01.pdf
....they come in all shapes and sizes. They fill the air with sweet,
fragrant scents of spring blossoms, and splash the landscape with
brilliant colors in the fall. They cool the air with their shade and
provide a barrier against the harsh winter wind. They add beauty
and comfort to our lives, as well as furnishing us with thousands of
products we use every day.
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New Growth Increments Sustain Stem Strength
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=399
The strength of tree stems is dependent upon stem thickness, stiffness, and ability to react to changes in aspects toward gravity and wind events. Materials added farther from the stem center (neutral axis) has a much greater impact on strength
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Tree Growth Response Systems
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Tree growth and development are dependent upon a few basic mechanisms. These mechanisms are responsible for the tree making holistic adjustments to a changing external environment. These basic mechanisms also allow for correlation of processes internall...
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