Like the crown, the root system of various tree species has, more or less, a specific, characteristic shape. This is greatly influenced by the environment, and, in particular, the soil. There is. also a certain correlation between the size of the crown and that of the root system.
The outer live part is called sapwood and this serves as the tree's pipeline for conducting water and other important substances up to the crown. In broad-leaved trees this function is performed by the broad tubular cells, called tracheae, visible in the cross-section as small pores. In conifers these tubular cells are narrower and shorter and are called tracheids.
In the cells and cell walls of heartwood various organic and inorganic substances are stored, e.g. tannins, resins, silicon dioxide, etc. In some trees such as the yew, larch, pine and oak the heartwood is further distinguished from the sapwood by a darker coloration. Heartwood is generally much more durable and of higher quality than sapwood and, in the case of some tropical trees in which the wood is subject to rapid decay and damage by pests, the soft sapwood is hacked off on the spot and only the heartwood is shipped for further processing.
In species which have a high consumption of water the surface roots extend beyond the dimensions of the circle drawn by the crown - as much as fifteen to twenty-five metres from the trunk of a mature aspen, poplar; ash, etc. The depth to which roots grow also varies markedly according to the species.
On the bark we can often see small round or slit-like patches that are slightly raised, and different in colour, from the surrounding bark. These are called lenticels and serve as a path for the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the living cells inside the trunk and branches.
The symbiosis of mushrooms and woody plants occurs primarily in soils rich in organic substances and raw humus; in soils with insufficient organic matter such a symbiotic association may change to a parasitic one.
The outer live part is called sapwood and this serves as the tree's pipeline for conducting water and other important substances up to the crown. In broad-leaved trees this function is performed by the broad tubular cells, called tracheae, visible in the cross-section as small pores. In conifers these tubular cells are narrower and shorter and are called tracheids.
In the cells and cell walls of heartwood various organic and inorganic substances are stored, e.g. tannins, resins, silicon dioxide, etc. In some trees such as the yew, larch, pine and oak the heartwood is further distinguished from the sapwood by a darker coloration. Heartwood is generally much more durable and of higher quality than sapwood and, in the case of some tropical trees in which the wood is subject to rapid decay and damage by pests, the soft sapwood is hacked off on the spot and only the heartwood is shipped for further processing.
In species which have a high consumption of water the surface roots extend beyond the dimensions of the circle drawn by the crown - as much as fifteen to twenty-five metres from the trunk of a mature aspen, poplar; ash, etc. The depth to which roots grow also varies markedly according to the species.
On the bark we can often see small round or slit-like patches that are slightly raised, and different in colour, from the surrounding bark. These are called lenticels and serve as a path for the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the living cells inside the trunk and branches.
The symbiosis of mushrooms and woody plants occurs primarily in soils rich in organic substances and raw humus; in soils with insufficient organic matter such a symbiotic association may change to a parasitic one.
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