DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A. While plants can absorb water through their leaves, it is not a very efficient way for plants to take up water. If water condenses on the leaf during high humidity, such as fog, then plants can take in some of that surface water. The bulk of water uptake by most plants is via the roots.

Detailed explanation-2: -The water is then stored in the phloem until the tree needs it, usually during the morning hours, when it travels back to the xylem via cells known as horizontal ray parenchyma cells, or simply ‘wood rays’.