basic tree identification alternate leaf arrangement |
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Horizontal image showing how alternate leaves are arranged on a tree's stem. Each leaf is located singularly at a node and staggered in an ascending pattern on the stem, branch, or twig. The presence of axillary buds at the node of each individual leaf stem, or petiole, helps confirm this leaf arrangement. |
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