How Much of a Tree Is Actually Alive?

All trees start out as a germinating seed with every cell in hyperdrive, but as they grow, living contents take up less total volume.

Science How Much of a Tree Is Actually Alive? Only 1 percent of a dormant mature tree is biologically living while the rest is composed of nonliving, structural wood cells. All trees start out as a germinating seed with every cell in hyperdrive, but as they grow, living contents take up less total volume. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE The Amazing Ways Plants Change Their Bodies The 10 Most Adorable Birds You've Ever Seen Why Do Some Male and Female Animals Look So Different? You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2018 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.