Part 7/10:
How Do Trees Reach Great Heights: The Mystery of Water Transport
One of the most ambitious feats of trees is how they manage to transport water from their roots to their highest leaves, often reaching over 100 meters high. The phenomenon often attributed to this water movement is transpiration—the release of water vapor from tiny pores on the leaves called stomata. This evaporation creates negative pressure within the leaves, which helps pull water upward through the xylem, the vascular tubes responsible for carrying water within plants.