Physiological and Physical Strategies to Minimize Damage at the Branch–Stem Junction of Trees: Using the Finite Element Method to Analyze Stress in Four Branch–Stem Features
Tung-Chi Liu, Yi-Sen Peng, Bai-You Cheng · 2023
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Tung-Chi Liu, Yi-Sen Peng, and Bai-You Cheng wrote this 2023 study on how trees limit harm where a branch joins the stem. The team looked at four features of that joint: the U-shaped join, the branch collar, the bark ridge, and the rough bark on the lower stem. They built three-dimensional models of a maple branch joint and tested stress in them with a standard engineering method.
Models added the four features one at a time, as a tree would grow them. The collar moved the break point outward, which guards the stem from decay. The bark ridge kept tears in the bark small, and the U-shaped join cut stress and shifted its peak toward the branch. Together, the features form two lines of defense that shield the wood inside the stem.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tung-Chi Liu, Yi-Sen Peng, Bai-You Cheng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |