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CALCINED CLAY: Clay/Soil that has been baked at high temeratures to produce stable granules. CALCIFUGE: A lime (calcium) hating plant (Ericaceous) eg: Camellia and Azalea CALLUS: The swelling on trunks and branches caused by the healing process after pruning. CAMBIUM: A thin green layer of tissue between the bark and wood. CANOPY: The uppermost foliage of a tree. CEC: Cation Exchange Capacity. CHOKKAN: Formal upright style. CHLOROPHYLL: The green substance inplants. COLLAR: The swelling where a branch joins the trunk. COLLECTED TREE: A tree that has already been dwarfed or a young tree collected from the wild. COMPOUND LEAF: A leaf that has more than two pairs of leaves on one stem eg: Rowan CONIFER: A cone bearing Tree (mainly evergreen) COTYLEDON: The first leaves to emerge from a seed. CROSS: A deliberatly cross pollenated plant (hybrid) CROWN: The uppermost part of the tree. CUTICLE: A waxy coating on a leaf that reduces moisture loss. CULTIVAR: A cultivated variant of plant in the same genus. CUT-LEAVED: A segmented leaf. eg: cut leaf Maple. CUT PASTE: A putty based wound sealant used to seal large pruning wounds. CUTTING: A section of a root, shoot or stem that is used for propagation. |
