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Also known as plant bark, rhytidome
plant tissue outside the vascular cambium or the xylem; in older trees may be divided into dead outer bark and living inner bark, which consists of secondary phloem. external parenchymal tissue, located just below the epidermis of the stem
Bark is the protective outer layer of a tree or woody plant, consisting of dead outer tissue and living inner tissue that contains the plant's food-conducting vessels. It matters because it shields the tree from damage, disease, and environmental stress while allowing the living inner bark to transport nutrients throughout the plant.
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