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Not necessarily. Technically any stem can become the new "trunk of the tree". Its a hormonal thing. The tips of the stems and trunks are very light sensitive and can sense the tallest "trunk". The apex or tips of every trunk/stem has the same hormones, but the tallest tree trunk is active. If you were to cut off the tallest stem of a tree the second tallest limb would grow into take its place.
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What is a function of stems and trunks?
the roots underneath the trunk let the tree grow
What is tree trunks?
Tree trunks is that trees middle position.
What kind of cells do tree trunks have?
tree trunks have xylem and phloem
How do desert plants hold onto water?
They either store it in their trunks/stems like the baobab tree or the cactus. Or, they just need very little of it to survive.
Does a tree usually have fewer trunks or branches?
Trunks
What is the plant that grows on on tree trunks?
Lichen is a combination of fungus and algae. It grows on tree trunks.
A colorful plant organism that grows on tree trunks?
Algae or mosses live on tree trunks.
What species are palm trees?
A palm is a monocot (family monocotyledoneae), which is related to corn, grass, bamboo, agave, irises, yucca, etc. They do not develop rings year to year, and their stems are dramatically different from tree trunks. They do not add bulk to their trunks year to year at all, and their water transportation system is clusters of phloem and zylem packed in a pithy fibrous sheath.
Do maple trees have woody stems?
Yes, trees tend to have woody trunks.
What bird taps on tree trunks?
Woodpeckers tap on tree trunks. They are looking for insects to eat when they do this. Woodpeckers have a red head.
Are tree trunks straight and branchless?
Tree trunks are straight and branchless in their lower parts in their efforts to grow tall.
How are the stems of shrubs different from trees?
Usually a tree is a single stem and a shrub is multistemmed.
