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- 2. The primary or terminal shoot above the topmost whorl. Shows growth during most recent growing season
- 4. A deep central or primary root growing vertically downward
- 5. A layer of wood-including springwood and summerwood -grown in a single year
- 7. The layering or grouping of branches at the beginning of each year's growth
- 9. The water conduction, strengthening and storage tissues of branches, stems and roots
- 10. Growing at the end of a branch or stem. Buds below or behind are lateral buds
- 14. Trees having similar characteristics and showing close relationship to each other
- 15. The part of the annual growth ring formed during the early part of the season's growth
- 17. Develops only lateral buds and never a terminal bud. Keeps on growing until cold or drought stops growth
- 19. A young tree with a diameter of three to six inches (7-15 cm) in the small pole stage and a diameter of six to 12 inches (15-30 cm) in the large pole stage
- 21. Stage in a tree's growth from germination to the point where it is no more than six feet (2 m) high and one inch (2.5 cm) in diameter
- 22. Main line of growth
- 23. One cell thickness of tissue between the bark and wood that repeatedly divides to form new wood and bark cells
- 26. Closely related species form a genus
- 28. A method of reproducing a tree by joining the scion from one plant to the root-stock of a like plant called the host tree
- 29. Small openings through which the leaf takes in air
- 31. Trees having broad leaves instead of needles, often called hardwoods
- 33. Roots of nearly equal size growing from the bottom of the trunk at ground level or just below
- 34. Trees with bean-like seed pods such as black locust
- 35. Long, narrow leaves which taper to a fine point
- 37. New growth as from buds hidden in the bark and previously shaded by other growth. May occur as a result of severe trimming of the crown
- 40. Process through which the leaves, with the aid of heat and light, make food from water, soil nutrients and carbon dioxide
- 42. Trees and shrubs, mostly evergreens, including forms (as pines) with true cones and others (as yews) with arillate fruit
- 43. New stems starting from stumps-or roots
- 46. Products such as tar, pitch, turpentine, pine oil and rosin obtained from pines and other coniferous trees
- 47. Plural of genus; all genera make up a family
- 48. A short piece of vigorous branch or stem of the past season's growth used in artificial reproduction of trees
- 49. The portion of the annual growth ring formed after springwood formation has stopped. Often called latewood
- 51. The root-stock to which the scion is grafted
- 52. The development and care of forests
- 54. A tool to help rate growth or tree age
Down
- 1. To store seeds in layers, alternating with moisture holding materials such as earth or peat
- 3. Trees which retain their leaves during the winter
- 6. Wood growth rings developing around a central axis
- 8. Trees that lose their leaves in the fall
- 11. A one-seeded fruit which remains closed at maturity (cherry, for example)
- 12. A vigorous twig or cutting used in grafting to artificially reproduce trees
- 13. Has terminal and lateral buds, forms buds for next year before the growing season is over
- 14. A young tree's period of growth from the time it reaches one inch (2.5 cm) in diameter and six feet (2 m) in height until it is three inches (about 7 cm) in diameter and 15 to 30 feet (4.5-9 m) in height
- 16. A fleshy fruit consisting of a central core with usually five seeds enclosed in a capsule and an outer fleshy layer
- 18. The offspring of two different species or genera. Often has greater vigor than the parent stock
- 20. To begin to grow
- 23. The head of foliage of a tree or shrub-part of a tree bearing limbs or branches, including twigs, leaves, flowers and fruit
- 24. Means of reproducing trees through the use of cuttings or budding and grafting
- 25. An instrument for measuring the speed or force of wind
- 27. A place or type of site where a plant naturally or normally lives and grows
- 30. One-seeded, winged fruit-ash, elm, maple
- 32. The reproduction or growing of trees from seed
- 36. Annual layering of wood over the entire tree added by growth activity of the cambium. Top of each sheath shows height of the tree at the end of a given growing season
- 38. The mass of leaves of a plant
- 39. Trunk of a tree
- 40. Small core of soft, spongy tissue at the growth center of the stem
- 41. Scar left where terminal bud scale formed, often visible for several years
- 44. A leaf from the axis of which a flower or floral axis arises; portion of Douglas-fir cone also
- 45. A pore in the stem of woody plants that is the path of exchange of gasses between the atmosphere and stem tissues
- 50. Inner bark. The principal or main tissue which carries food or sugar made in the leaves
- 53. blisters Lumps or blisters of a yellowish to brown natural organic substance formed by plant secretions