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- A second flush of growth in late summer by some species, e.g. oak.
- Layering
- Term describing the development of a new individual plant from a branch or stem that has rooted into the ground.
- Leading shoot
- Main shoot that develops from the terminal bud at the top of a tree each year. Also called the 'leader'.
- Leaflet
- Leaf shaped subdivision of a compound leaf, e.g. ash.
- Lenticel
- Small pore in bark or a leaf for breathing.
- Light demander
- Tree that requires plenty of light. It cannot thrive under the canopy of other trees.
- Light thinning
- Removal of a small volume per unit area.
- Line thinning
- A method of mechanical thinning, as distinct from selective thinning, in which a whole line of trees is taken out irrespective of their quality. Usually confined to first thinning.
- Lop &, top
- Woody debris from cutting operation.
- Lopping
- Cutting branches off a tree.
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