News Headline
The mysterious existence of a leafless kauri stump, kept alive by its forest neighbours
Source
The Conversation
Publication Date
2021-02-15
Plants use their leaves to make food from the sun’s energy and carbon dioxide. With very few exceptions of parasitic plants, no tree is known to grow without green foliage — or to be more precise, no tree can start life without leaves or some sort of green tissue containing chlorophyll.