Across
- 3. trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to increase fruitfulness and growth.
- 6. one of many raised pores in the stem of a woody plant
- 7. the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
- 10. shoots that have reached about a year in age
- 11. a plant onto which another variety is grafted.
- 13. the upper section of a vine's trunk
- 16. the male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.
- 17. the stalk bearing a flower or fruit, or the main stalk of an inflorescence.
- 18. a small stalk bearing an individual flower in an inflorescence.
- 21. a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a plant
- 22. short branches from which canes and/or stems originate
- 23. a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.
- 24. tough,protective outer sheath of a trunk, branch, and/or twigs
Down
- 1. a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants.
- 2. a flattened structure of a higher plant
- 4. a part of a plant stem between two of the nodes
- 5. the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge, often forming a slight swelling or knob.
- 8. a stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals.
- 9. a flower
- 10. the basal region of the trunk
- 12. the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem; leafstalk.
- 14. a cap-shaped structure at the tip of roots
- 15. a compact knoblike growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
- 19. alive but not actively growing
- 20. semi-permanent branches of the trunk
- 23. a slender tubular projection from the base of an organ of a flower
