Polarised light micrograph of a section of the mature wood of the English elm (Ulmus procera). Elm is a deciduous tree which can grow up to 35m and it

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Polarised light micrograph of a section of the mature wood of the English elm (Ulmus procera). Elm is a deciduous tree which can grow up to 35m and its timber is valued for furniture manufacture. Lozenge shaped transversely sectioned multiseriate rays are seen along with longitudinally sectioned tracheids and pitted vessels. Magnification: x102 at 10cm wide.

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Photo credit: © STEVE LOWRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, anatomy, biological, biology, botanical, botany, elm, english, flora, microscope, microscopic, microscopy, nature, pits, plant, polarised, polarized, procera, rays, section, timber, tree, ulmaceae, ulmus, vessels, wood