do tree branches grow with the tree?
Answer The tree grows from the top. Branches that are two feet up the trunk will be two feet when the tree is mature unless the branch dies. You may have seen fences attached to trees these will be the same height years later. The growth will be outward –the diameter of the trunk will increase but the height growth will be only at the top of the tree. To set the stage for our discussion of tree growth we must review some terminology. Trees have six organs. These are: leaves, stems and roots (known as vegetative structures) and flowers, fruits, and seeds (known as reproductive structures). We will discuss vegetative growth–that is the growth of leaves, stems and roots. Tree growth is the increase in size and numbers of leaves, stems, and roots. Growth occurs in meristems. A meristem is a tissue that contains cells which have the capacity to divide to make new cells. In general, during growth cells divide, cells elongate, and cells differentiate into structures such as roots and shoots
