A Tree Is the Tallest Tree on Earth

A tree named hyperion was discovered in two thousand six and is considered the tallest tree on earth. A couple of years ago, ecologists from ackland university of technology were hiking around new zealand when they saw something that i wouldn't think would be surprising. But to them it did not. Even though it did not have other foliage, it was not able to do photosynthesis. They found that during the day, the big living trees were moving lots of water and sap around, as you would expect, and the stump wasn't moving stuff around. At night time, that switched. The stump would take in water and sap, while the living trees had less activity.

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