Shoot types of woody plants Shoot



development of fruiting spurs on apple tree. left: two-year-old shoot; right: three-year-old shoot fruit spurs


many woody plants have distinct short shoots , long shoots. in angiosperms, short shoots, called spur shoots or fruit spurs, produce majority of flowers , fruit. similar pattern occurs in conifers , in ginkgo, although short shoots of genera such picea small can mistaken part of leaf have produced.


a related phenomenon seasonal heterophylly, involves visibly different leaves spring growth , later lammas growth. whereas spring growth comes buds formed previous season, , includes flowers, lammas growth involves long shoots.


































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