TREE GROWTH

Stem
 Trunk or bole
 Aerial portion of the axis
 Supports limbs, branches, branchlets,
crown
 Avenue for conduction between crown
and roots
 Reserve food materials
Classification of tissues
Tissue – a mass of cells of similar origin
or with similar function

Types:
a. Conducting tissue – involved in the
transport of water and food
ex. Vessels, tracheids
b. Support tissues - involved primarily
for mechanical support
ex. Fibers, tracheids

c. Storage tissues – for food storage

ex. Parenchyma cells
Meristematic vs. Permanent
tissues
Meristematic:
 Those involved in new-cell formation
 Also known as meristems
 Actively dividing cells

Permanent:
 Region where growth has ceased at least
temporarily
Meristematic Tissues
 have differentiated or become mature
 May become meristematic again
 Ex. Phellogen or cork cambium
 Fully differentiated xylem and phloem
 Types of meristematic tissues

1. Primary meristems
 Cells that are direct descendants of the
embryonic cells
 Involved in the formation of the
fundamental parts of the plants
 Responsible for the elongation of stems
shoots and roots.
 Also called apical meristems or growing
points
Vascular
Cambium
2. Secondary meristems
 Lateral meristems
 Arose from permanent tissues
 ex. Phellogen and cork cambium
 Vascular cambium
 Responsible for the formation of xylem and
phloem