One week ago we began investigating if transpiration really exists. We bagged leaves on tree to try and capture the water that evaporates directly from the leaves. We had lots of questions to investigate. Do needles transpire or just leaves? Do fall leaves stop transpiring because they are in winter shut down? How long before we notice results? Well here is what we saw today.....
We are going to check them again Monday to see if there are further results. We are also wondering if we should run this experiment again in the winter with the needle bags. Do coniferous trees transpire all year long? Do they transpired as much in winter or do they conserve water??? Oh the questions we have.....
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