Continues to grow might have been a stretch. Ekes out an existance, contiuing to photosynthesize whenever conditions allow, might have been better.
The introduction to this paper is a good read, it does a better job than I did.
http://www.mta.ca/~dcampbel/SelectedPublicationsCampbell&Group/PrePrints/Sveshnikov%20-%20page%20proofs.pdf
This paper goes on to show that conifers often survive embolism from freezing of their sap. Whoops! :rolleyes:
http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/full/131/2/780 The intro of this paper descrides some of the sugar/starch relationships I was wondering about.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q155257331535071/ I'm still reading through Sylva and enjoying it, the description of turpentining is great. I had tried searches for that info without success before.
My FIL had mentioned the boatbuilders in Holland float logs for some time before using them. They were not simply ponding them, they considered this part of the process. I'd be interested in more info on that, sounds like you know more NH?
