Divergence in leaf and cambium phenologies among three temperate tree species of different wood types with special reference to xylem hydraulics.

ABSTRACT: Leaf and cambium phenologies are both important aspects of tree environmental adaptation in temperate areas. Temperate tree species with non-porous, diffuse-porous and ring-porous woods diverge substantially in the strategy of coping with freezing-induced hydraulic dysfunction, which can be closely associated with the timing of both leaf phenology and xylogenesis. Nevertheless, we still know little about the potential differences in the intra-annual process of xylogenesis among species of the three functional groups as well as its association with leaf phenology. Here, we monitored leaf phenology and xylogenesis in a non-porous (Pinus), a diffuse-porous (Populus), and a ring-porous (Ulmus) temperate tree species in a common garden. The results showed clear divergences

SUBMITTER: Wang AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911365 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature