Reabsorbtion. Occuring more commonly within the nephron system than filtration, this is a form of active transport which takes the the useful substances for the body from the tubules and places them back into the blood filled capillaries.
Oleanders are shrubs, but they are _big_ shrubs. Most of the varieties in cultivation top out at 8 to 12 feet tall and about the same width. The wild form, and some of the older cultivars used for windbreaks top out at 20 x 20 feet.
Oleander Leaf Scorch. Oleander leaf scorch (OLS) threatens to do great damage to oleander plantings statewide. OLS is caused by the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa and is spread by the glassy winged and blue green sharpshooters. A different variety of Xylella fastidiosa causes Pierces disease in grapes.