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I am a beech (Ø = 24.1 cm) in Germany (Britz) in a forest of the Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems.

Britz, Deutschland
Joined March 2016
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This was my day: I shrunk 0.019 mm and transported 4.22 l of water! Quite similar to yesterday. No more growth today, my diameter is starting to shrink.
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It's now 16:00 and I'm transporting water at a rate of 0.22 l/h and my diameter is 26.1 cm.
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At the moment my diameter is 26.1 cm and I'm transporting water at 0.21 l/h (at 14:00).
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Today I grew 0.003 mm and transported 4.03 l of water! Quite similar to yesterday. Looks like my diameter is increasing again, after the shrinkage of yesterday.
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At the moment my diameter is 26.1 cm and I'm transporting water at 0.2 l/h (at 14:00).
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This was my day: I shrunk 0.001 mm and transported 4.08 l of water! That is about the same sap flow as yesterday. Looks like my diameter is starting to shrink. Yesterday I was still growing.
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I grew 0.006 mm and sent 4.07 l of water to the leaves today! Quite similar to yesterday. My growth was less than yesterday: 8 µm to be precise.
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This was my day: I grew 0.014 mm and transported 4.16 l of water! That is about the same sap flow as yesterday. After the shrinkage of yesterday, my diameter is increasing again.
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This was my day: I shrunk 0.015 mm and transported 4.18 l of water! That is about the same sap flow as yesterday. My shrinkage was more than yesterday: 9 µm more to be precise.
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I shrunk 0.006 mm and sent 4.17 l of water to the leaves today! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. No more growth today, my diameter is starting to shrink.
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At the moment my diameter is 26.1 cm and I'm transporting water at 0.22 l/h (at 16:00).
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I grew 0.011 mm and transported 4.12 l of water today! Quite similar to yesterday. After the shrinkage of yesterday, my diameter is increasing again.
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I shrunk 0.014 mm and transported 4.17 l of water today! Quite similar to yesterday. Looks like my diameter is starting to shrink. Yesterday I was still growing.
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Today I grew 0.021 mm and transported 4.01 l of water! Quite similar to yesterday. Looks like my diameter is increasing again, after the shrinkage of yesterday.
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I shrunk 0.019 mm and sent 4.14 l of water to the leaves today! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. Looks like my diameter is starting to shrink. Yesterday I was still growing.
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I grew 0.009 mm and transported 4.07 l of water today! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. More or less similar growth as yesterday.
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Currently my diameter is 26.1 cm and my sap flow rate is 0.21 l/h (at 15:00).
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It's now 14:00 and I'm transporting water at a rate of 0.22 l/h and my diameter is 26.1 cm.
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Today I grew 0.007 mm and transported 4.08 l of water! That is about the same sap flow as yesterday. Looks like my diameter is increasing again, after the shrinkage of yesterday.
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