If all of the phloem is stripped from around a tree in a process known as girdling,
A)the plant will stop growing.
B)the vascular cambium will be destroyed so that the plant can no longer grow.
C)the shoot system will get no moisture or minerals.
D)the roots will starve and eventually the plant will die.
E)there will be no problems unless the tree becomes infected by insects and fungi.

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Girdling removes the phloem, which is responsible for transporting sugars from the leaves to the roots. Without the phloem, the roots will not receive the necessary nutrition to survive, causing the plant to die.

If All of the Phloem Is Stripped from Around a Tree