Trees have Thermostats
From Canada To The Caribbean: Tree Leaves Control Their Own Temperature
The temperature inside a healthy, photosynthesizing tree leaf is affected less by outside environmental temperature than originally believed. (...) Tree photosynthesis, according to the study, most likely occurs when leaf temperatures are about 21°C, with latitude or average growing-season temperature playing little, if any, role.
The temperature inside a healthy, photosynthesizing tree leaf is affected less by outside environmental temperature than originally believed. (...) Tree photosynthesis, according to the study, most likely occurs when leaf temperatures are about 21°C, with latitude or average growing-season temperature playing little, if any, role.