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Trees transport water to their leaves primarily through transpiration, cohesion, and adhesion in the xylem, rather than through the morphology of nodes and internodes. While capillary action can lift water a few centimeters, it is insufficient for the heights trees can reach, with limits around 120 meters. The anatomy of the xylem allows for the maintenance of fluid columns under tension, even in high humidity conditions where transpiration is minimal. This tension prevents bubble formation, which is crucial for the continuous upward flow of water. Overall, the combination of transpiration and the structural integrity of the xylem facilitates effective water transport in tall trees.
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sir, does the anatomy of nodes and inter nodes in stem and branches help the water and minerals to transport leaves at the apex of a tree?
Capillary action can work for few centimeters height but in nature, tree transport water to the leaves in the peak of the tree that are few meter tall by capillary action and transpiration alone. This is a miracle. Is this because of morphology and anatomy of tree? does nodes and internode help in the process of transportation?
 
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Capillary action, in a tree, can possibly draw water up to about 120 metres. That sets an absolute limit to how high a tree can grow on Earth.
The water is transported in the xylem and phloem of a tree.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylem
 
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TL;DR Summary: sir, does the anatomy of nodes and inter nodes in stem and branches help the water and minerals to transport leaves at the apex of a tree?

Capillary action can work for few centimeters height but in nature, tree transport water to the leaves in the peak of the tree that are few meter tall by capillary action and transpiration alone. This is a miracle. Is this because of morphology and anatomy of tree? does nodes and internode help in the process of transportation?
I think it's key to note that the pores in the leaves (where the water evaporates), are much smaller in diameter than of the xylem below. So the surface tension / capillary action in the pores at the top can be much stronger than in the tubes below, but needs to be transmitted to the fluid below via tension (negative pressure) in the fluid.

Here a good video on this:

 
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Water moves up trees mainly because of transpiration, cohesion, and adhesion in the xylem, not because of the nodes and internodes. Those parts help support the plant but it’s the transpiration pull that gets water to the leaves.
 
RicoGerogi said:
Water moves up trees mainly because of transpiration, cohesion, and adhesion in the xylem, not because of the nodes and internodes. Those parts help support the plant but it’s the transpiration pull that gets water to the leaves.

Yes, the continuous upwards flow happens because transpiration.

But a tree must also be able to "hold up" the fluid columns of more than 10m statically, even when no/little transpiration happens. For example, when ambient relative humidity gets close to 100%. Even that static part is not trivial, and requires tension (negative absolute pressure) in the fluid within the long tubes while avoiding bubble formation (boiling).
 
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