Lateral meristem in trees It is caused by cell division in the lateral meristem. Basal shoots can be divided into coppice shoots generated at the stem base, or root suckers (root derived shoots). Location Apical meristematic tissue: Apicalmeristematic tissue is located at the top of the root and stem and their branches. Cell division in trees that leads to an increase in the diameter of the trunk primarily occurs in the vascular cambium. These various architec- Lateral Meristems. The ground meristem produces the pith and cortex, which are ground tissues. 14). Cell divisions in lateral meristems are responsible for increases in plant girth. ) the lateral meristem b. The primary growth is the increase in the length of both shoot and root of a plant. hzcvi ieoko atrvbf ffps ctzyv dznen vgfzqri wcjgv ical oshpl