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Does wood support a living tree or a dead tree?
Living tree. Without getting to technical wood is the hard substance formed in the growth of trees. The wood remains after the tree dies but will gradually decay over time. So the answer is that wood can support both a living and a dead tree.
What happens when lighting strikes a tree and can the dead wood be used for fire wood?
well the tree would probably set on fire and the dead wood could possibly be used for fire
What parts of the tree are dead?
bark and core-wood
What is the hard dead clogged wood at the center of a tree?
The wood at the center of the tree is not dead. As the tree grows, it does become more dense in many varieties and species, but it is referred to as the heartwood, and most heartwoods are much sought after by master woodworkers and carvers.Additionally, the heartwoods of many deciduous, open grained trees make wonderful teas: every variety of oak (some 80 of them) is known to be antiseptic, antifungal, and astringent; sassafras root hearts and bark are analgesic and a diuretic, willow wood and bark are analgesic. All make exceptional teas.
Would it be dangerous to burn the wood of a dead yew tree in an indoor fireplace?
No.
What is xylem use for?
Xylem is the layer of wood in a tree next to the heartwood (dead center of a tree) and it carries water down and up the tree.
Do horn tail wasps chew wood?
no not really, they lay eggs under the wood, but only when the tree is almost dead or dead. search it and more information can be given.
Where does cricket take place?
under rocks vegatation dead wood and in tree stumps
Does wood live?
yes and no, wood lives if it on a living tree which is not cut down. But if it cut off something it is dead and not living!
What is function of the heartwood?
That it aromatizes and darkens wood, remains mechanically strong and resists decay and wood-preservative chemicals describes the function of heartwood in a woody plant. Heartwood also goes by the name duramen, from the same-spelled Latin word for "hardness." It represents the dead central wood, as opposed to the outer living layers, known as alburnum and sapwood, for mineral and water transport.
Is wood living or nonliving?
Wood is a non-living thing. However, wood can be living. Wood contains cells and cells are one factor that defined living life. When a tree is still rooted and not cut - it is living. Therefore the wood it contains is living. When the tree is cut down - it dies. Therefore the wood it contains is dead.
Is wood living nonliving?
Wood is a non-living thing. However, wood can be living. Wood contains cells and cells are one factor that defined living life. When a tree is still rooted and not cut - it is living. Therefore the wood it contains is living. When the tree is cut down - it dies. Therefore the wood it contains is dead.
