Resource Number: 17199
Title: Tree anatomy: Defining trees & forms
Description: Tree anatomy and morphology represent how a tree stands against wind and gravity (Figure 1), as well as how it functions and how it looks. Understanding trees requires the discipline of learning and using basic scientific and botanical terms. Tree anatomy can be as simple as crown, stem, and roots. Some people delve deeper to know leaf shapes, wood architecture names, and root forms. How much tree anatomy should a professional tree health care provider know about trees? Some just want a simple short version – just the facts, while others want excruciating minutia. For most tree specialists, knowing visible tree parts and their scientific names is a mark of a good professional. A professional should be able to discuss tree life in a precise and accurate way using proper terms for field observed (macroscopic) items.
Last Updated: October 3, 2022
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- Trees
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