Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) winter bud. A winter bud consists of protective scales that cover a dormant shoot to enable it to survive winter condi

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Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) winter bud. A winter bud consists of protective scales that cover a dormant shoot to enable it to survive winter conditions. The scales of winter buds of this tree, also called the European ash, are black in colour. Photographed in the UK.

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