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And leaves can absorb moisture from water droplets on their leaves. Like from rain or foggy sea winds. Why go through a transport system when the water is right where it's needed?
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water isnt all thats needed, solutes mined from soil, by the root system are required by the entire plant.

Water and solute movement in plants:

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/anatomy-and-physiolo...

there is a disconnect between the roots and the xylem, its not a throughway, there is a switchover.

Plant Roots and Mineral Nutrition: An Overview of Molecular Basis of Uptake and Regulation, and Strategies to Improve Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE)

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9380-2_...

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God that's sad. We really can't have anything nice.
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It’s harder to remove the moss from high up in the tree and there are more risks in doing so. I was never clear on how prevalent this shittery was.
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Who wants moss!? Is it luxury moss?
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When peeled off the trunk it comes off in sheets, which is a bit harder to accomplish than just creating tufts and blobs of moss.
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Yes, for terrariums
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