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Originally Posted by venturabananas
I doubt it has a LOT more to do with daylight hours. I'm sure they are both important -- you need light for photosynthesis, and within reason, more light results in more photosynthesis, and thus more potential growth. But my bananas grow faster in August than in June. There are fewer daylight hours in August than June, but it is warmer in August than June.
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I agree more with VB and you would really have to look at the whole plant
at the cellular level. The tree doesnt have teeth so it has to move the food and nutrients
from the roots through the trunk(osmosis) to supply the chemical and cellular processes
(that occur in the mitochondria for the ATP and glucose producing cycle)
that builds upward growth of the tree.
In terms of slowing down, I would imagine the decrease in the
respiration/evaporation of water through the leaves and
decrease of sunlight/energy/heat required in the plant ATP cycle.
