Axillary bud

Axillary bud - An embryonic side shoot. A point on a stem, at the node, and between the stem and leaf, where a new shoot can develop. Growth is usually inhibited at these buds.

axillary bud primordium An immature axillary bud.
The core of this glossary came from a work compiled by Mike Hammitt, WSU Master Gardener, and Teresa Welch, Oregon State University.

AXIL: Axillary bud occurrs in the axil or angle of leaf and stem; and axillary shoot which grows from the axil or angle of leaf and stem ...

the surface autochory: dispersal via expulsion mechanisms autogamous: self-pollinating; pollination occurs within a closed flower autotrophic: a plant that produces its own nourishment awned: with an apical projection axillary ...

If you look closely you may be able to see a small bud, called an axillary bud. If the leaves have fallen and the stem is bare, look for the leaf scar that indicates where a leaf was attached at a node, and make the cut above that.

Superposed Said of extra buds that appear above the true axillary buds; usually flower buds.
Sylvestris/sylvestre Epithet meaning of the woods.
Syncarp A rounded aggregation of fruits; a fleshy aggregate fruit.

The space between the leaf and the main stem of a plant. A bud formed in this angle is referred to as an axillary bud.
Axillary
See Axil.

AXIL - The angle between the upper surface of a leaf or leaf stalk and the stem that carries it. A growth or flower bud ("axillary bud") often appears in the axil.
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This is used for plants with sessile leaves (no stalk or petiole). Insert the cutting vertically into the medium. A new plant will form from the axillary bud. The leaf may be removed when the new plant has its own roots. (Example: donkey's tail).

Like Melaleucas, Tea Trees, any of the bottle brushes or Geraldton Wax it needs to be cut back all over the top. There is no need to be too specific as all the nodes are close together. It will shoot with axillary buds, even on the old wood, ...

Infested terminals wilt and die back to the margin of feeding, and are commonly called "strikes" or "flagged shoots". Heavy twig infestations of nursery stock can adversely affect the shape of the tree. Axillary buds often begin to grow when the ...

See also: Axillary, Plant, Flower, Shoot, Leaf