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[Chuck Britton <britton@ODIE.NCSSM.EDU>]

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> > This same 'ultra-vacuum' must be what allows tall trees to suck water
> > from the roots way up further than the 10 meters that atmospheric
> > pressure can 'push'????
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> >         more ;-)   {or NOT!}
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> I believe it's capillary action that does that.

       Don't think capillary action can make it over 10 meters.
       MUST be the vegetable peristalsis!

> Or maybe vegetable peristalsis :-)
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> Digby

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