Cuando se tala un \u00e1rbol, su historia queda repentinamente al descubierto para que todos la vean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Una secci\u00f3n transversal no es simplemente un trozo de madera esperando ser aserrado. Es una historia viva, escrita en anillos y dividida en dos mundos distintos: la banda exterior p\u00e1lida llamada albura<\/strong>, y la madera interior m\u00e1s profunda conocida como duramen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La mayor\u00eda de la gente supone que el duramen debe ser la parte viva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No lo es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Justo debajo de la corteza, la albura es donde la vida sigue latiendo. Esta madera joven transporta agua y nutrientes desde las ra\u00edces hasta las hojas m\u00e1s altas, realizando silenciosamente el trabajo que mantiene vivo al \u00e1rbol. Cada primavera y verano, funciona como la v\u00eda de comunicaci\u00f3n vital del \u00e1rbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La madera del duramen tiene una funci\u00f3n diferente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A medida que el \u00e1rbol crece, la madera interna m\u00e1s antigua deja de contener savia gradualmente. 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La suave transici\u00f3n del color p\u00e1lido al \u00e1mbar en la cereza.
El sutil contraste nos recuerda que esta tabla fue en su d\u00eda un \u00e1rbol vivo, que crec\u00eda estaci\u00f3n tras estaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n