{"id":945,"date":"2019-06-28T10:49:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T10:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/?p=945"},"modified":"2019-06-27T18:49:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T18:49:55","slug":"the-parts-of-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/the-parts-of-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parts of a Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trees are one of the Earth\u2019s most valuable and fascinating\norganisms. Not only do they provide our planet with a breathable atmosphere by\nemitting oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide, they also provide habitats for\nmillions of other living organisms, including us. These are just the start of\nan infinitely long list of advantages tree provide our world. So to pay homage\nto your landscaping trees, how about learning more about them? The more you\nknow about trees, the more you can understand their importance and come to genuinely\nrespect them. A great place to start is with their basic anatomy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continue reading to learn the fundamental parts of a tree\nand what they do.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Noblesville-Tree-Service-Company.jpg\" alt=\"Noblesville Tree Service 317-537-9770\" class=\"wp-image-947\"\/><figcaption>Noblesville Tree Service 317-537-9770<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f342; Leaves<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Tree leaves grow along twigs and branches, making up what we\ncall the <em>foliage<\/em> of a tree. Leaves\ncome in a wide range of shapes, textures, colors, and sizes, depending on the\nspecies of tree they are growing on. The primary role of tree leaves are to carry\nout a process known as photosynthesis, which involves converting the sun\u2019s\nenergy into food for the tree. They also serve the purpose of releasing oxygen\ninto the atmosphere. Depending on the shape and pattern of the leaves, they can\nalso help with water runoff, reduce wind resistance, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the color of&nbsp;\nleaves vary greatly among all the species of trees, and even change\ncolor again and again according to the season, all leaves contain a green\npigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is used in conjunction with the sun\u2019s\nUV rays to make food, or carry out photosynthesis. Chlorophyll has many\nadditional uses in our world, such as medicine for blood clotting and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f33f; Twigs and Branches<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Twigs and branches are the extensions of wood that grow out\nof the tree\u2019s trunk. They grow in all sorts of shapes and fashions depending on\nthe species of tree. They serve the purpose of providing structure and support\nfor the tree\u2019s leaves, flowers, and fruit. Inside twigs and branches is an inner\nlayer called the <em>phloem<\/em> that you\u2019ll\nlearn more about, next. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f332; Trunk<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 5 different layers of a tree trunk. Starting with\nthe outside bark, or outer bark, the layers continue to the <em>phloem<\/em>, then the cambium cell layer, then\nthe sapwood, and ultimately, the heartwood. The outer bark is simply a protector\nfor the inner layers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phloem, also known as the inner bark, serves as the food\ndistribution pipeline for the entire tree. It lives for a short period of time,\nand then dies to become tree bark. The cambium cell layer is where active growth of the trunk\ntakes place. The phloem passes down hormones called <em>auxins<\/em> that stimulate growth in cells, which allows the tree to\nproduce new bark and wood every year. This is why you can tell a tree\u2019s age by\ncounting the rings inside the trunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the phloem that serves as a pipeline for food, the sapwood is the tree\u2019s pipeline for water. This layer is new wood, and older layers of sapwood lose their vitality and turn into heartwood. Heartwood is the very inner core of the tree trunk, and it is dead wood. However, it is also the central pillar of structural support for a tree. And so long as all the other outer layers are intact, it will never weaken or rot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f331; Roots<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Tree roots grow within the top 3 feet of the ground, around\nthe base of a tree trunk, and are comprised of both large perennial roots and\nsmaller, fleeting feeder roots. Not only do they absorb water and vital\nnutrients and store nutritional preserves for winter, they also act as an\nanchor, holding the tree down in its place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Noblesville Tree Service You Can Trust<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call 317-537-9770<\/strong> when you need professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"tree service in Noblesville (opens in a new tab)\">tree service in Noblesville<\/a>, Indiana. We are highly trained and experienced tree care technicians that offer a wide range of residential and commercial tree services at the most competitive prices in town. Whether you need routine tree service or major tree work, we are the professionals to trust for outstanding results in a convenient time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-Noblesville-Tree-Service-Company.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-Noblesville-Tree-Service-Company.png 800w, https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-Noblesville-Tree-Service-Company-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-Noblesville-Tree-Service-Company-768x100.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trees are one of the Earth\u2019s most valuable and fascinating organisms. Not only do they provide our planet with a breathable atmosphere by emitting oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide, they also provide habitats for millions of other living organisms, including &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/the-parts-of-a-tree\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[414,39,400,412,54,411,134,413],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tree-facts","tag-chlorophyll","tag-noblesville-tree-service","tag-parts-of-a-tree","tag-parts-of-tree-trunk","tag-photosynthesis","tag-tree-anatomy","tag-tree-facts","tag-tree-trunk-layers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=945"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":948,"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions\/948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treeservicenoblesville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}