Water travel up the stem just inside the out layer, similar to the way sap flows in a tree under the bark.
Example "Dutch Elm Disease". The bark is destroyed the tree dies and the tree is still standing.
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Last edited by Dutch; April 23, 2018 at 11:09 AM.
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