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| Maple Acer rubrum buds |
The trees sent out new twigs and lengthened their branches last Summer. During Autumn, leaf buds were set on this new growth.
Now, in January, those buds on the deciduous trees in the wild woods are dormant.
The buds are actually embryos packed into a protective outer scale. Each tree species' buds are a different shape, size, texture, and color.
In Springtime, they will all open to become flowers and leaves.
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| Larch Larix laracina buds and cone |
