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In field experiments, we heated stems of Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L\u2019H\u00e9r saplings to 90 \u00b0C using a thin-film resistive heater, and we monitored stomatal conductance, leaf water potential, sap flow and hydraulic conductivity until stem death. Sap flow and stomatal conductance declined quickly after heating, while whole-plant hydraulic conductance and leaf water potential remained high for the first week. In fact, leaf water potential increased during the first days after heating, indicating that stomatal closure was not initially caused by leaf water deficit induced by impaired water transport. After 1\u00a0week, leaf water potential and whole-plant conductance declined below unheated controls, while stomatal conductance and sap flow continued declining, approaching zero after 2\u00a0weeks. To better understand the cause of these declines, we directly measured hydraulic conductivity of heated stems. Stems underwent a progressive decline in conductivity after heating, and by the time that samples were severely wilted or desiccated, the heated portion of stems had little or no conductivity. Importantly, conductivity of heated stems was not recovered by flushing stems to remove embolisms, suggesting the existence of physical occlusions. Scanning electron micrographs did not reveal deformed cell walls, nor did it identify alternative causes of blockages. These results reveal that stem heating can result in xylem dysfunction and mortality, but neither response is immediate. Dysfunction was likely caused by wound responses rather than embolism, but improved understanding of the mechanisms of heat-induced hydraulic failure is needed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/treephys\/tpae023","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,13]],"date-time":"2024-02-13T17:40:14Z","timestamp":1707846014000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Stem heating results in hydraulic dysfunction in <i>Symplocos tinctoria<\/i>: implications for post-fire tree death"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"44","author":[{"given":"William A","family":"Hoffmann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plant and Microbial Biology , 100 Derieux Place , Raleigh, NC 27695 ,","place":["USA"]},{"name":"North Carolina State University , 100 Derieux Place , Raleigh, NC 27695 ,","place":["USA"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Catherine D K","family":"Sherry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plant and Microbial Biology , 100 Derieux Place , Raleigh, NC 27695 ,","place":["USA"]},{"name":"North Carolina State University , 100 Derieux Place , Raleigh, NC 27695 ,","place":["USA"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tallis M","family":"Donnelly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plant and Microbial Biology , 100 Derieux Place , Raleigh, NC 27695 ,","place":["USA"]},{"name":"North Carolina State University , 100 Derieux Place , Raleigh, NC 27695 ,","place":["USA"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"892","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1442-9993.2006.01656.x","article-title":"Fire induced stem death in an African acacia is not caused by canopy scorching","volume":"31","author":"Balfour","year":"2006","journal-title":"Austral Ecol"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1484","DOI":"10.1111\/nph.14916","article-title":"Post-fire effects in xylem hydraulics of Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris and Fagus sylvatica","volume":"217","author":"B\u00e4r","year":"2018","journal-title":"New Phytol"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1728","DOI":"10.1111\/nph.15871","article-title":"Fire effects on tree physiology","volume":"223","author":"B\u00e4r","year":"2019","journal-title":"New Phytol"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"282","DOI":"10.1104\/pp.010400","article-title":"Unraveling the effects of plant hydraulics on stomatal closure during water stress in walnut","volume":"128","author":"Cochard","year":"2002","journal-title":"Plant Physiol"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"820","DOI":"10.3732\/ajb.89.5.820","article-title":"Shoot dieback during prolonged drought in Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae) chaparral of California: a possible case of hydraulic failure","volume":"89","author":"Davis","year":"2002","journal-title":"Am J Bot"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"186","DOI":"10.1163\/22941932-20160130","article-title":"Tyloses and gums: a review of structure, function, and occurrence of vessel occlusions","volume":"37","author":"De Micco","year":"2016","journal-title":"IAWA J"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1047","DOI":"10.1081\/PLN-100103802","article-title":"Effect of girdling on gas exchanges and leaf mineral content in the \u2018independence\u2019 nectarine","volume":"24","author":"Di Vaio","year":"2001","journal-title":"J Plant Nutr"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1493","DOI":"10.1093\/treephys\/28.10.1493","article-title":"Bole girdling affects metabolic properties and root, trunk and branch hydraulics of young ponderosa pine trees","volume":"28","author":"Domec","year":"2008","journal-title":"Tree Physiol"},{"key":"2025021301020718800_ref9","first-page":"201","article-title":"Effect of girdling on induction of flowering and quality of fruits in horticultural crops - 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