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The Differences between Palm Trees and Dicot Trees
09:48 - 14:53 (05:04)
Palm trees do not engage in secondary growth, unlike dicot trees such as maples or oaks. Palm trees also do not have a neat pattern of tight rings of xylem and phloem cells when cut open, unlike dicot leaves.
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Palm trees do not make wood while dicot trees like Maple trees do.
09:48 - 11:08 (01:19)
Trees
Summary
Palm trees do not make wood while dicot trees like Maple trees do. Dicot trees form a tight pattern ring as they grow outward each year.
ChapterThe Differences between Palm Trees and Dicot Trees
EpisodePalm Trees: Technically, Giant Plants
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Palm trees grow upward but not outward and do not engage in secondary growth.
11:08 - 14:53 (03:45)
Palm Trees
Summary
Palm trees grow upward but not outward and do not engage in secondary growth. Unlike other trees, they do not have a neat pattern of rings of xylem and phloem cells.