Abstract

Examines what determines the height to which a tree will grow in a particular region and climate. The relationship between maximum tree height and the speed at which the tree grew when young; Mechanisms for growth including the respiration hypothesis, the nutrient limitation hypothesis, the maturation hypothesis and the hydraulic limitation hypothesis; Details about each hypothesis; Evidence for hydraulic limitation; Conclusions.

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