I waffled about where to post this question, and since I don't claim to be a climber (yet) I decided it would be less impertinent to start here.
I'm new to Florida, and don't have much experience with arborescent monocots. I've been reading up on palm biology. My understanding is that since they don't put on radial growth, they can't seal trunk wounds (say, from tree spiking). One source I saw commented that they do compartmentalize decay, but didn't give any details.
Anybody know about CODIT in palms? How effective is it, and how do the "walls" differ when you don't have any growth rings and your vascular bundles are distributed throughout the stem?
Thanks in advance for satisfying my curiosity.
I'm new to Florida, and don't have much experience with arborescent monocots. I've been reading up on palm biology. My understanding is that since they don't put on radial growth, they can't seal trunk wounds (say, from tree spiking). One source I saw commented that they do compartmentalize decay, but didn't give any details.
Anybody know about CODIT in palms? How effective is it, and how do the "walls" differ when you don't have any growth rings and your vascular bundles are distributed throughout the stem?
Thanks in advance for satisfying my curiosity.
