Spiral tree growth is caused by genetic and environmental stressors influencing cambium development
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Studies on conifer cambium development confirm that changes in fusiform cambial cell orientation and division patterns drive the formation of spiral tree growth.
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Cellular adjustments in the vascular cambium leading to spiral grain formation in conifers
1984 · cited by 22
Demonstrates how cellular adjustments and divisions in the vascular cambium lead to spiral grain formation in conifers.
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Spiral grain formation by induced reorientation of the conifer cambium
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Details the precise cambial reorientation processes and microdomain formation that drive spiral grain development.