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Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it

20 April 2018

Trees repeatedly move their branches up and down during the night, and this may reflect water being pumped along the branches – just like a human pulse

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Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it

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