what is the best way to capture the transpiration off eucalyptus trees in order to drink the water?
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I believe if you cover the leaves on the branch, still attached to the tree, with a plastic bag. Tie the end of the plastic bag shut with string or a rubber band so the leaves are enclosed inside the bag. When the moisture from the leaves evaporate it will collect in the bag, safe to drink.\nCome on already.
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i don't really know about this but i'm fairly sure i can give a better answer than lrisjqoijgjr  \n\nyou could probably use a surfactant to break down the molecular attraction between the water molecules but this would leave pollution through the path of whatever you were using to travel through the water\n\nbut yeah not really practical but better than uingnpds
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Okay, for plants to gain energy they break down sunlight through their cells in the way that is called photosynthesis. However, to do this, cells must keep their leaves open and faced towards the sunlight. Transpiration is like us sweating: we loose water in the process to cool down. The heat, air pressure, and solar radiation contribute to this. Because plants need energy, they have to open up and allow transpiration to happen. While they loose water, they gain energy. They just soak up more water from the ground. That is another reason why, if it is in a drought, that plants wither and die. They not only don't have enough water to keep themselves "fed" but the air is soaking up water when they gain energy.
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Rain water is good for plants. Put a barrel or bucket out to capture rain water, add a bit of bagged manure from the garden section,let it sit and use that water for your plants. They will grow spectacularly :)\nTap water has been treated and lost all of it's natural minerals.\nWell water is a very good water source also as it has all it's natural minerals.
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It would make water (H2O).
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Well, i was involved with some folks who were catching the rain off their rooftop in barrels, then using it to water gardens etc.  They had to modify the downspouts to go into the barrels.  Any way to catch, direct and store the water will work.
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i. Channel rainwater from your roof and maximise the storage of rainwater.\n2. Re-use grey-water (from showers, washing clothes) through a natural plant filter for use in irrrigation, washing, flushing toilets. \n3. Check your water system for any leaks\n4. Use a dry toilet (natural composting system)\n4. For more ideas, check out any Permaculture websites
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Evaporation from the sea. Dig shallow pools and with bis leaves collect the moist. You can also get salt this way. Also collect the water from the rain.
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Buy a bottle of Tabasco sauce, mix with one gallon of water, strain mixture using a cotton cloth, pour into a spray bottle, then spray the trees well with the mixture. Repeat mothly......KECK
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Run cool (not cold) tap water over it and then apply a liberal amount of aloe vera gel.
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LOTS OF WATER!....or cranberry juice.
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Drink water while holding your nose.
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I have no idea hwre Govi is gettinghis ideas from.\n\nThe real answer depends on the species of tree and the conditions it is growing under. \n\nThe water will move most rapidly when transpiration is highest, which means moist soil, moderate winds and moderately high temperatures.\n\nTree species with wide vessels can have a peak sap velcoity of 45 m/hr, while trees with small vessels may have peak vecolcities of as little  as 1m/hr.\n\nSo if we take the world's tallest hardwood (150m) as our example and allow that eucalypts have moderately large vessels we would expect water to move from the roots to the top of the crown in around 5 hours under ideal conditions. Under more normal conditions we might expect  it to take 12 hours.\n\nIf we look at something like a 30m oak tree growing in more temperate conditions we would expect a flow rate approaching 40m/hr at midday in midsummer. That means that the water would be moving from the roots to the uppermost leaves in less than an hour. Even under less than ideal circumstances the water would be moving that distance in well under 5 hours.
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transpiration refers to the evaporation of water from plants.\n\nwater in ground -> pulled by plant's roots through osmosis -> water moves through inner layer of dermal cells -> water from cell membranes move into the xylem (which is the root's core) -> water moves into leaf cells -> water exits though the stomata after being vaporized by heat
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just pour water over the top when its really heated..lol
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well photosynthesis is a good way to start. the water from the roots are pulled by cohesion and then it leaves from the stroma in the plant leaves.
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Pour a little rubbing alcohol in to evaporate the water - works!