Stem Morphology		hi-res links (requires broadband)
Curtis, Lersten, and Nowak 2002 rev. 2015

Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive) stem with alternate axillary buds.

Acer maple overwintering branch.

Fraxinus (ash) overwintering trig with terminal bud, lateral buds, leaf scars, and terminal bud scale scars.

Catalpa stem with leaf scars, lateral buds, and lenticels

Populus deltoides (cottonwood) false terminal bud.

Populus deltoides (cottonwood) axillary bud and leaf scar.

Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar) vegetative terminal bud breaking dormancy.

Syringa (lilac) stem with opposite axillary buds.

Syringa (lilac) lateral vegetative bud cut sagittally.

Syringa (lilac) lateral vegetative bud cut sagittally.

Syringa (lilac) lateral mixed vegetative bud cut sagittally.

Syringa (lilac) lateral mixed bud cut sagittally.

Syringa (lilac) mixed buds breaking dormancy.

Syringa (lilac) flowers and leaves from mixed buds.

Geranium Pelargonium flower bud.

Hibiscus flower.

Bamboo stem with leaf scar and axillary bud.