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I am a maple tree (Ø = 54.4 cm) standing in the centre of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering courtyard.

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Measurements are in for today: I shrunk 0.055 mm and transported 2.64 l of water! That is a huge difference with yesterday: 3 l more (2293%). Looks like my diameter is starting to shrink. Yesterday I was still growing.

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Currently my diameter is 58.4 cm and my sap flow rate is 0.03 l/h (at 10:00).

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Measurements are in for today: I grew 0.195 mm and transported 1.74 l of water! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. My growth was less than yesterday: 28 µm to be precise.

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Measurements are in for today: I grew 0.223 mm and transported 2.88 l of water! That is about the same sap flow as yesterday. After the shrinkage of yesterday, my diameter is increasing again.

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I shrunk 0.538 mm and transported 1.89 l of water today! Quite similar to yesterday. No more growth today, my diameter is starting to shrink.

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I grew 0.086 mm and transported 2.45 l of water today! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. After the shrinkage of yesterday, my diameter is increasing again.

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Today I shrunk 0.552 mm and transported 2.19 l of water! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. Looks like my diameter is starting to shrink. Yesterday I was still growing.

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This was my day: I grew 0.543 mm and transported 2.19 l of water! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. Looks like my diameter is increasing again, after the shrinkage of yesterday.

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At the moment my diameter is 58.3 cm and I'm transporting water at 0.07 l/h (at 13:00).

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I shrunk 0.152 mm and sent 3.84 l of water to the leaves today! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. I shrank much more than yesterday: 118 µm more to be precise.

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At the moment my diameter is 58.4 cm and I'm transporting water at 0.23 l/h (at 15:00).

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Today I shrunk 0.034 mm and transported 3.33 l of water! That is more or less the same sap flow as yesterday. Looks like my diameter is starting to shrink. Yesterday I was still growing.

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Today I grew 0.016 mm and transported 3.77 l of water! Quite similar to yesterday. My growth was less than yesterday: 27 µm to be precise.

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Today I grew 0.043 mm and transported 3.78 l of water! That is about the same sap flow as yesterday. Looks like my diameter is increasing again, after the shrinkage of yesterday.

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At the moment my diameter is 58.4 cm and I'm transporting water at 0.16 l/h (at 15:00).

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This was my day: I shrunk 0.05 mm and transported 4.07 l of water! Quite similar to yesterday. My shrinkage was much less than yesterday: 51 µm less to be precise.

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I shrunk 0.101 mm and sent 2.87 l of water to the leaves today! That is 1 l less (28%) than yesterday. My shrinkage was more or less similar to yesterday.

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I shrunk 0.097 mm and sent 5.85 l of water to the leaves today! Quite a difference with yesterday: 6 l more (5502%). My shrinkage was also much more than yesterday: 71 µm more to be precise.