2007-01-22 10:36:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Stored energy in the root system from last year.
2007-01-22 10:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by Rockvillerich 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree w/ ecolink. There is a lot of chlorophyll in stems. If a tree gets stripped of its leaves (tornado, plague of locust, etc) it can do a minimal amount of photosynthesis till it can grow a few leaves...just enough to survive till next growth season. Combine that ability with any stored reserves and trees can survive quite a bit.
2007-01-22 11:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by Ellie S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If trees are deciduous the leaves will always fall off in autumn and reserve some energy for next spring to grow again but it's nothing to do with science but mother nature unless science interfered with nature
2016-05-23 22:56:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a type of P-syn that occurs without green chlorophyl. Other than that, it's all stored food reserves, either in the seed or some type of storage mechanism, like rhizome, tuber, etc. found in perennials.
2007-01-22 10:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Baked n Blended 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmm? I suppose some buds are green, and the cortex just under the bark of young twigs is green ...
2007-01-22 10:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋