TREE IDENTIFICATION
CHARACTERISTICS USED FOR TREE IDENTIFICATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Branches and leaves grow staggered and off-set down either side
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Branches and leaves grow directly across from one another
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Opposite branching refers to a branching pattern where side branches, leaves and leaf scars grow from the stem directly across from each other. Examples of trees that grow with this pattern include maples, ash and buckeye trees.
Detailed explanation-2: -In an opposite leaf arrangement, two leaves arise at the same point, with the leaves connecting opposite each other along the branch. If there are three or more leaves connected at a node, the leaf arrangement is classified as whorled.
Detailed explanation-3: -A pinnately compound leaf has multiple leaflets attached along a rachis, or axis. Leaves are arranged along a stem in one of four major ways. When leaves and buds are directly across from each other on a stem, they are said to be opposite.
Detailed explanation-4: -In alternate-leaved plants, the leaves are single at each node and borne along the stem alternately in an ascending spiral. In opposite-leaved plants, the leaves are paired at a node and borne opposite to each other.