Claim · model-written summary
A few shrubs such as Cleyera and Symplocas had scrambling branches when intermediate in height.
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e2“A few shrubs, e.g., Cleyera and Symplocas, had scrambling branches when intermediate in height”
Title
Richard A. Howard Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 1969. doi:10.5962/p.185759
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- Observation Fasciation of branches was found on rare Elfin Forest individuals, resulting from insect damage to an apical meristem.
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