Dormant Buds in Certain Species of Pinus
Stone EL and Stone MH. 1943. Dormant Buds in Certain Species of Pinus. American Journal of Botany. 30(5):346-351
The origin and development of stem sprouts in Pinus rigida and P. palustris are described. These sprouts arise from small buds at the intermediate nodes of multinodal stems, as well as from small lateral buds at the winter nodes, which may remain more or less dormant for a few years. Usually these buds become short branches of limited development, bearing isolated or few fascicles, but they are capable of forming normal long branches following injury to the tree. In P. rigida the branches of limited development give rise to lateral buds which often remain dormant for a considerable time in the bark of the parent stem. It is suggested that stem sprouts in certain other multinodal pines, P. rigida var. serotina, P. echinata, P. leiophylla, P. pungens and P. sabiniana have, in general, a similar origin and development.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Stone, E.; Stone, M.
- Units
- PINE
- Keywords
- Monitoring, Pine Trees (Pinus), Plant Studies, Research Article, Seedling Growth, Seedlings