Figure 6From: Proliferation of axial parenchymatic xylem cells is a key step in wound closure of girdled stems in Pinus canariensis Wound closure. Microscopic view in bright-field microscopy of cross sections of a recently closed wound. Both lateral edges have met and the vascular cambium circumference is closed (arrows). A high proportion of parenchymatous cells in the ventral part of traumatic xylem is appreciable (asterisks).Back to article page