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Keywords: Dormant, Bud, Shoot, Bark, Arises
Refers to strong shoots that develop under the bark of a tree or shrub, often close to pruning cuts or wounds.
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of shoots, sprouting from a mature stem, as in some eucalypts after fire
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of buds, shoots or flowers, borne on the old wood of trees (applied especially to shoots arising from dormant buds after injury or fire).
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Shoot that arises from a latent or adventitious bud on roots, stems, or branches. An upright-growing branch uncharacteristic of the tree species.
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Growing from a dormant bud that has been exposed to light and air.
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Shoot arising from accessory bud in bark of stem or tree. Forestry Victoria
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Branches of foliage arising abnormally along a trunk as the result of release of dormant buds or the differentiation of buds from callus.
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coming off trunk of tree, usually describes unusual branches of species including pond pine
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