Water mostly enters a tree through the roots by osmosis and any dissolved mineral nutrients will travel with it upward through the inner bark's xylem (using capillary action) and into the leaves.

The phloem transports sugars from leaves to roots. The xylem is a transport tissue and both stores starch and conducts water and substances dissolved in water to leaves. 2. of 5.

On the other hand, several investigators have concluded that, in rapidly transpiring plants, salt moves into the root xylem by mass flow as well as by active transport4–6.

Cicada nymphs their needle-like mouths to drink watery fluid, called xylem, from tree roots. Every few years, the nymphs have to shed their hard exoskeleton to give their squishy bodies more room ...

A newly unveiled art project featuring a live tree that bears 40 different kinds of fruit is more than just a conversation piece. The so-called "Tree of 40 Fruit" — currently blossoming in a ...