Terminal bud (A) Axillary buds (B) FIGURE 5-13 (A) In these buds of pistachio, leaves are modified into bud scales, just as those of prickly pear buds are modified into spines. Bud scales are waterproof and protective, but they are shed when the bud begins to grow in the spring. There are buds in the axils of the leaves and a bud at the very tip of the shoot. B) The two axillary buds of this Viburnum have already begun to grow into branches, and their first young, expanding leaves are visible. These buds were formed in the spring and started growing immediately; they did not form dormant buds with bud scales.

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As shown two types of buds. What are the two types and how do they differ?

Terminal bud
(A)
Axillary buds
(B)
FIGURE 5-13 (A) In these buds of pistachio, leaves are modified into bud scales,
just as those of prickly pear buds are modified into spines. Bud scales are waterproof
and protective, but they are shed when the bud begins to grow in the spring. There
are buds in the axils of the leaves and a bud at the very tip of the shoot. B) The two
axillary buds of this Viburnum have already begun to grow into branches, and their first
young, expanding leaves are visible. These buds were formed in the spring and started
growing immediately; they did not form dormant buds with bud scales.
Transcribed Image Text:Terminal bud (A) Axillary buds (B) FIGURE 5-13 (A) In these buds of pistachio, leaves are modified into bud scales, just as those of prickly pear buds are modified into spines. Bud scales are waterproof and protective, but they are shed when the bud begins to grow in the spring. There are buds in the axils of the leaves and a bud at the very tip of the shoot. B) The two axillary buds of this Viburnum have already begun to grow into branches, and their first young, expanding leaves are visible. These buds were formed in the spring and started growing immediately; they did not form dormant buds with bud scales.
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