X is for xylem

why was it that for years I knew that trees got water from their root?

And then I knew that the water traveled by tubes called xylem, and that these tubes made up what we call wood and are responsible for the annual rings.

But why did I never ask... How does the water travel up the xylem?

short answer: it is pulled by the air outside the leaves

longer answer

24 hours our style---- no explosions but really big botanical dates

Since we quit watching TV, word on the street tells me that there is a show called 24 hours. Seeing Mosaic Woman needed a break from craft show delirium, I dragged her on two big botanical dates.

Friday afternoon/night we took the train to Philly to see the big Flower Show (an eat Burmese food at Rangoon)...

see my post over at my other blog to see succulents that caught my eye

to see one souvenir see this post

Then Saturday we went out to see the orchid extravaganza...

 

happening at Longwood Gardens. Ten degrees on Wednesday morning, 70 degrees on Saturday had my nervous system in a twitter, so I grabbed onto this beech for stability and to stretch my shoulder....

the shoulder is happier and recognizing the fact that healing is no direct line, but like life is a roller coaster.