BUDS AND WINTER SHOOTS 39 
scars. How many rings show in the cut surface of the 
wood? What does this mean ? 
Other buds and shoots. Gather other shoots and 
study the buds, the leaf scars, and their arrangement. 
Good ones to study are the ash, sycamore, walnut, 
hazel, oak, elm, birch, alder, beech, apple, willow, 
poplar, etc. 
Some buds may be made to open in the winter. 
Bring im shoots of hazel, willow, poplar, ash, oak, 
etc. Rest the cut ends in water and see what will 
happen after several weeks or months. 
