The unfurling leaves make springtime visible to us in a dramatic way. But like an action hero who has been training in secret, trees have been at work for months. Underground, roots have been growing. Just beneath the bark, water and sugar have been lifted up the trunk from the roots into the buds. Inside each bud, cells have been dividing as the hidden leaf grew, causing the bud to swell.
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