Trees know when they’re crooked. When a trunk bends, a tree can sense that change in its own shape and grow specialized wood on the convex side of the curve to pull itself straight again. New ...
A bent tree can produce wood on the opposite side to gradually regain a straight shape. Researchers observed this mechanism in young poplars. Placed horizontally, the trees began to curve their stems ...
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