Dynamic Mass  - We define the dynamic mass, as the mass, which contains living parenchyma.  The mass which contains a symplast.  A young tree is 100% dynamic mass.  This means that there are living parenchyma cells every place there can be a living cell.  See "Dynamic to Static Mass" and  "Static Mass".  (See TREE ANATOMY, SHIGO, 1994)

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