Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Cambium

Picture 31 - Cambium is a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems and roots, originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood. This picture was taken in a nearby park.
Picture 32 - This picture was taken close to the picture above. The bark has been removed from this tree. Inside this removed bark and wood existed the cambium.

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