A companion to British arboriculture

guttation

The exudation of xylem sap from the edges of leaves, typically at night, owing to root pressure. Conspicuous in herbs including some grasses and the domestic strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa).



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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