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Science 23 December 2005:
Vol. 310. no. 5756, pp. 1896 - 1897
DOI: 10.1126/science.310.5756.1896
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TREE GROWTH:
The Sky Is Not the Limit

Elizabeth Pennisi

Trees can live thousands of years but can't grow hundreds of meters. Tree biologists are discovering why. (read more.)

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