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Trees use a 'muscle', tension wood, to correct their posture

phys.org · first added by @hnl · 2026-09-25 · 1 upvotes

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* Issue #809 by @hnl [learn]

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* Tension wood: A 'muscle' that can both bend and straighten plants

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* Trees use a 'muscle' to correct posture–a newly discovered role for tension wood

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* Proprioception drives tension wood formation for autotropic straightening and postural control in trees

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