Talk:Sap

message: I did the rewrite, removing much irrelevant information related to latex, resins, and other "non sap" fluids in plants, and correcting the text to accurately reflect botanical definitions of sap.  I should have been explicit about this, because the edits were reverted.  Just a heads up, I plan to re-edit again.  As it stands now, the article is a mess at best, and misleading at worst.Loblolly90 00:27, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite was reverted 

message: Maple tree sap is the basic ingredient in maple syrup. The sap of the rubber tree is used to make latex, which is vulcanized to make rubber. Spruce Gum is another tree sap that was used by Anishinaabe peoples in Canada for small quick repairs to wood articles. The sap was collected and used in its raw form. Chewed, it makes a good emergency deep woods survival food. Is that last sentence in reference to spruce gum sap, or to all sap? -Maelin 10:54, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguity 

message: All plants have sap, not just trees. If there's no objections, I'm moving this page to sap (plant) or plant sap in a day or two. - MPF 21:04, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Page title

message: Editing —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 122.167.63.245 (talk) 11:45, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing  

message: i dont know so can any one help get a use by the 29th i have a science project due.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.218.219.101 (talk) 19:47, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uses of tree sap 

message: Consider a plant fruit.
Does the fruit receive BOTH types of sap, xylem AND phloem ?
If only phloem, could artificial phloem sap be induced under pressure into a fruit which has been disconnected from its original plant to allow it to continue to grow ?
What kinds of trees produce sap? SVas1971 (talk) 15:57, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: In the 4th grade I went to my Science/Biology teacher and asked her why trees have sap and what's it for? She proceeded to give me this long story (what teachers do when they don't know the answer to a question but they're too afraid to say "I don't know") about how it's part of the plant's genetic makeup. So today I come to wikipedia of all places to try and find an answer...
Why do plants/trees have sap?
What is its purpose?
How is it produced?
What benefits to the tree/plant are there for having sap?
Perhaps someone with a degree in biology will know Rfwoolf (talk) 03:05, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It serves many of the same functions as blood does for animals: The transportation of nutrients and water. No degree in biology.  Sorry. It might be worth mentioning that sap in some trees serves as a defense mechanism as well. ---J.S  (T/C/WRE) 20:28, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well...I think the real point of the question wasn't so much "I, personally, want to know these answers" as "the article needs to include these answers."  I will go ahead and BE BOLD add the function of sap to the article.Cromulant (talk) 23:10, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

text: No, don't mention that sap serves as a defense mechanism.  You're thinking of resins or latex, which are not sap.128.227.13.177 (talk) 02:26, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Whew! Thanks for that; I hope your admonition was in time! Crom, Being bold is fine where needed, but you could save yourself a lot of effort and frustration if you first exhibit your boldness here on the talk page and ask for crits. I promise that you will find a lot of folks (even me!) only too delighted to help with tricky questions and knotty points. JonRichfield (talk) 17:13, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article needs improvement

message: Many links on other wiki's are non-correct (usually, more specific categories).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.23.30.243 (talk) 16:43, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong translation 

message: 41.122.129.161 (talk) 22:14, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Life science grade 10