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Sunday, 11 January 2026

What Trees Are Made of

Almost all of a tree's mass comes from the air. The tree will take carbon dioxide from the air and water; it will use solar energy to split the water molecules and combine them to the carbon atoms freed from the carbon dioxide and release the oxygen as a waste product. 
The root of a tree doesn't use anything in the soil except some nitrate compounds but they are almost nothing. Using air water and sunlight, a tree self assembles into a giant wooden structure that towers over all the animals. 

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