leaf scar
The mark left on the twig at the point of attachment of a leafstalk when the leaf falls.
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Leaf Scar - A mark left on a twig where a leaf was previously attached.
Lobes - Projections that shape a leaf.
Margin - The edge of a leaf.
Leaf scar
Light reactions - The first of two main steps in photosynthesis where solar energy is converted into chemical energy.
Lignin - Hard material is cellulose plant cell walls used for support in terrestrial plants.
Leaf scar Mark on a twig or stem left where a leaf was detached.
Leafspot One of many types of fungal or bacteria diseases causing round marks.
Leggy Abnormally tall and spindly growth; a lot of stem space between leaves.
leaf scar A visible, thickened crescent or line on a stem where a leaf was attached.
leaf tendril A modified leaf or leaf part used as a grasping organ.
leaflet A single division of a compound leaf.
Disease Cycle: The bacterium overwinters in a high percentage of apple buds, leaf scars, and diseased fruit on the orchard floor. Throughout the growing season, the bacterium can survive as an epiphyte on foliage and fruit in the orchard.
The easiest way to differentiate between the two, is to look for the multiple leaf scars at the top of the rutabaga root. In addition to the root, use the young tender leafy tops in salads or as a nutritious cooked 'green.' ...
The Tree Dahlia Dahlia imperalis is easy to propagate. Take stem sections across several nodes where leaf scars can be seen, and lay them in a trench and cover. An average of two nodes out of four will shoot.
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. Nodes have latent buds that will sprout once the main shoot is removed.
Prune Ficus "trees and shrubs" as you would any woody plant, making your cuts just above a node, where a leaf is attached to the stem, or where another stem branches off. You can also prune just above a leaf scar, ...
Gumming cankers can also be seen at other common sites of infection, including narrow-angled branch crotches (Fig. 3), trunks injured by machinery, rodents, or insect pests (Fig. 4), poorly healed pruning wounds (Fig. 5), and leaf scars or ...
Dying to the ground each autumn, leaves mark an annual scar on the nect of the root below the plump bud for the next year's shoot. Wild ginseng plants have been found with more than 20 annual leaf scars.
 See also: Leaf, Plant, Stem, Horticultural, Branch
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