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Just read that a mature oak can transpire over 40,000 gallons of water a year
Found that in a forestry journal from the university library. Honestly makes you think differently about how much work a big tree is actually doing, doesn't it?
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max_cooper2123d ago
Wait, doesn't that water have to go somewhere? I mean, 40,000 gallons is like a small swimming pool. That's a huge amount of water vapor getting pumped into the air right around that tree. It has to make the local air more humid, maybe even help form those low mists you see in forests. It's not just going quietly back into the dirt.
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charles72024d ago
Wow, that's a crazy amount of water. So where does all that water actually go? Is it just going into the air around the tree, or does it help make clouds or change the weather right there?
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