A plant that goes dormant in winter and begins growth in spring from above-ground stems. Related Images:
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Shoot Meristem
The apex of a shoot where cells actively divide to provide more cells that will expand and develop into the tissues and organs of the plant. Also called apical meristem. Related Images:
Sunburn
Winter or summer injury to the trunk of a woody plant caused by hot sun and fluctuating temperatures. Typically, sunscalded bark splits and separates from the trunk. Related Images:
Woundwood – Callus
After wounding, callus forms, woundwood is a tough, woody tissue full of lignin that grows behind callus When woundwood closes wounds, then normal wood continues to form. Related Images:
Plumeria Tree
The plumeria is more appropriately considered a tree. In the tropics it can grow to heights over thirty feet. A mature plumeria has very strong hardwood and can be safely climbed by the average person so long as the limbs are at least three inches in diameter.
Trunk taper
The degree to which a tree’s stem or trunk decreases in diameter as a function of height above ground. Related Images:
Terminal
The tip (apex), usually of a branch or shoot. Related Images:
Taproot
A type of root system that grows straight down with few lateral roots. Related Images:
Thin
To remove an entire shoot or limb where it originates also known as shapping. To selectively remove plants to allow remaining plants to develop. Related Images:
Trunk
The main stem of a tree. Also called a bole. Related Images: