Question

Removal of Ringwood of tissue outside the vascular cambium from the tree trunk kills it because :–

• A. Water cannot move up
• B. Food does not travel down and root becomes starved
• C. Shoot becomes starved
• D. Annual rings are not produced

Answer 1

The correct option is B Food does not travel down and root becomes starved

The phloem is removed by removing ringwood of tisuue, and so no food is transported to the roots from shoot. It kills the tree due to starvation of roots.
Thus, it can be concluded that tree dies because food does not travel down and root becomes starved.