How do trees grow and develop?
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Trees have been on planet Earth for approximately 370 million years, and over time they've developed some incredible methods to growing, communicating, and being resilient to nature's challenges. How do trees grow?
It all starts with the seed. Trees have many methods for dispersing seeds, which can range from simply dropping them on the ground, using wind, or even getting a helping hand from animals and insects.
Once settled, tree seeds often have a long period of “dormancy," followed by germination, and ultimately transformed into a young tree with a true stem, wood, bark and leaves.
The leaves of a tree also absorb light through a process called photosynthesis. When conditions become too cold or too dry, growth slows down and the tree sprouts protective waterproof buds around these zones. Finally, when a tree is old enough to release its own seeds, the cycle repeats!
Many tree species can live for hundreds or thousands of years. While they are subject to old age, death usually occurs due to external stressors such as floods, fires, strong winds, poor soil, and human intervention.
This fascinating process is just one of the many reasons why we love trees.
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5 окт 2024
