New research reveals how efficiently Southeast Asian dipterocarps transport water, and towering trees more than 200 feet tall may not be as vulnerable to drought as scientists thought
A 187-foot-tall dipterocarp tree For decades, scientists have argued that the tallest trees face one of nature’s toughest challenges: Transports water from roots to leaves hundreds of feet above the ground. Now, a study of towering trees in Southeast Asia shows that some of the world’s tallest flowering plants have evolved specialized systems to overcome … Read more