bud scale

bud scale

The hard, protective layer surrounding the buds of some plants. Oh, that's just a bud scale—your plant is fine.
See also: bud, scale
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • Scales
  • bud out
  • budhead
  • bud head
  • best bud
  • small is beautiful
  • on a biblical scale
  • bud
  • buddage
  • a war to end all wars
References in periodicals archive
In that analysis, diameter of current annual growth was the dependent variable, with location on the twig (at the bud scale scar or bite) where diameter was measured, previous browsing history (browsed or unbrowsed), and their interaction as main effects.
Effects of browsing history by Alaskan moose on regrowth and quality of feltleaf willow
This twig's terminal bud had opened, the large inner bud scales had expanded and fallen back, and the green, velvety beginnings of leaves and stems had begun to grow skyward.
Stirrings: in spring's woods, an observer is surrounded by new beginnings - and some of the best are within
Don't forget that if your peaches, nectarines or almonds suffered damaging red and purple leaf blistering caused by the peach leaf curl fungus last year, the infection will still be lurking on the bark and bud scales, ready to attack this year's new leaves.
SHAPE UP YOUR SOIL FOR SPRING; gardening
The spores develop in autumn creating colonies which survive the winter in crevices and bud scales. The colonies then send out spores which infect the new leaves starting the process off again.
Gardening: Don't just curl up and die; Now's the time to go into battle against those pests, says Roger Clarke
On every living branch and twig of every shrub and tree, tucked within myriad buds blanketed by bud scales from frigid weather, are countless tiny, fully formed baby leaves.
The wasp in the window. (mother's nature)
Hatching larvae in late March or April, depending on how many warm winter days we've had, will enter the spaces between bud scales and make lace out of the tender foliage inside.
Let invasive winter moth larvae eat themselves to death
Peach leaf curl is caused by a fungus (Taphrina deformans); rainwater-spread spores enter and infect leaf buds as the bud scales separate and expose the leaf tips.
Preventing the peach tree's nemesis