FRUITS | Types

Twig Morphology: Bud Types

buds contain the apical meristems, and are responsible for primary growth (lengthening)

Terminal Buds	the bud or buds on the apical end of a twig
Clustered Terminal Buds	more than one bud on the apical end of a twig
Pseudoterminal Buds	a lateral bud that is now on the apical end of a twig due to dieback
Lateral Buds	buds borne along a twig in the axils of the previous season's leaves
Collateral Buds	accessory buds arranged on either side of a lateral bud
Superposed Lateral Buds	accessory buds arranged above a lateral bud

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Terminal Buds

the bud or buds on the apical end of a twig

Clustered Terminal Buds

more than one bud on the apical end of a twig

Pseudoterminal Buds

a lateral bud that is now on the apical end of a twig due to dieback

Lateral Buds

buds borne along a twig in the axils of the previous season's leaves

Collateral Buds

accessory buds arranged on either side of a lateral bud

Superposed Lateral Buds

accessory buds arranged above a lateral bud

All definitions are from J. W. Hardin, D. J. Leopold, and F. M. White. (2001). Harlow & Harrar's Textbook of Dendrology. Ninth edition. McGraw Hill, New York, New York, 534 pp. ISBN: 0073661716.