When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around near its base, it gradually dries up and dies because

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Correct Answer: Roots are starved of energy. Phloem is the innermost layer of the bark and its job is to do the transport of soluble organic material made during photosynthesis (photosynthate), the process is called translocation. So, whatever that is produced in the leaves, if not sent to the parts such as roots, they will be starved of energy and ….:) Water will keep rising till we don’t cut the tree’s xylem parts.

When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around near its base, it gradually dries up and dies because

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