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While scientists are working on a long-term solution, woodpeckers are busy rooting out the insect’s grubs, which bury themselves beneath the trees’ bark, feeding on cambium. — Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, "How To Attract Woodpeckers To Your Yard (And Why You'd Want To)," 13 June 2017 Anderson said the key is to read labels, wear appropriate clothing — including long pants and shirts, shoes and socks and chemical-resistant gloves — and apply just a little herbicide on the cambium, which is the outer layer of the stump. — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, "Battling buckthorn: Regional tree initiative enlists help from homeowners to eradicate invasive plant," 22 Feb. 2018 Eventually the cambium layer will be severed and no more phloem (layer that carries sugars from the leaves down to the roots) will be produced, so the plant will die. — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, "Even gardening has its odds and ends. Here, random snippets of knowledge," 2 Feb. 2018 If there is a cambium layer, the tree is still alive. — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, "White ooze may mean doom for lemon tree," 28 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cambium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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