Resource Number: 15841
Title: Water & Tree Health Manual
Description: Trees act as conduits through which water passes. Instead of water evaporating from the soil surface, a tree provides an elevated surface for water evaporation. A tree can be visualized as a water fountain lifting and evaporating water from its leaves. The water interface between tree and atmosphere (i.e. the leaf) is the major biological control point for water movement in a tree, and for water conservation. Water is the catalyst of life. When water availability is constrained, tree life slows, declines, and fails. Drought forces trees to make many genetically based, resource decisions in order to survive. Tree health professionals must understand water and its many impacts on trees.
Last Updated: July 7, 2021
Contributors:
Domain(s)/Area(S):
- Arboriculture
- Natural Resources
- Trees
- Urban Ecology
Locations:
| Subject |
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| drought |
| soil & water |
| tree anatomy |