Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 26
As Dimapur baked in the sun on Thursday, a large number of people gathered in the immense heat to witness a strange sight.
A tree dripping with water-like liquid attracted hundreds as residents queued up to get a glimpse of the strange phenomenon.
The tree, near Faith Hospital, Sewak Road, Dimapur, began dripping with clear liquid from Thursday morning onwards prompting many to prematurely declare it a ‘miracle’.
Many came, performed pujas, and left, while many others, intrigued by the phenomenon, came just to get a glimpse of the tree, taking pictures and even selfies on their cellphones.
“This is the first time I’m witnessing such an event,” said Meena Rabha, an elderly lady resident of the area, clearly impressed. The drippings are also tasteless. “It tastes just like water,” said Abemo Kikon, a passer-by who happened to witness the melee and took a taste of the liquid drippings.
However, there have been instances of such phenomenon all over the world. And science has an explanation.
According to botanists, roots take up water from the soil and send it to the limbs and branches to help buds break.
But with little foliage to absorb the moisture, and particularly in humid conditions, the liquid is forced out the lenticels -- the breathing pores in the bark. What looks like water coming out of the tree is actually sap, which is mainly composed of water.
