Relier Pairs Tree Parts Matching Version en ligne Match each tree part to the appropriate description par Samantha Foster 1 Outer Bark 2 Cambium 3 Heartwood 4 Inner Bark 5 Sapwood The living xylem that transports water and nutrients up from the roots. Dead phloem cells that protect the tree from diseases and insects. Scientific name phloem; supply line that carries food from leaves to branches, stems and roots. Composes most of the trunk and is made up of dead xylem cells; is like the backbone that supports the tree. Cell layer that produces new bark (phloem) and new wood (xylem) every year.