Tree Biology

Contents: - periderm - phellem - cork cambium - phelloderm - cortex - phloem- phloem rays - phloem - sieve tube element - companion cells - cambial zone (cambium) - bark - xylem - growth ring - vessels - tyloses - paranchyma - axial parenchyma - multiserrate ray paranchyma - uniserrate ray paranchyma - fibers - symplast - apoplast - growth ring/ray compartment - decay development

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Phloem rays store starch and help maintain a living connection between the cambium and phellogen.