11. Axillary buds only develop if they're not exposed to high levels of auxin from the terminal bud . 12. The terminal bud emits a hormonal substance in the spring that halts the development of additional buds. 13. A terminal bud occurs on the end of a stem and lateral buds are found on the side. 14. There are alternate, opposite, and whorled buds, as well as the terminal bud at the tip of the stem. 15. The terminal buds may form the previous year, but pruning schedules must take into account the tree's internal chemistry. 16. Old galls persist and new elongations of the branch occurs from unaffected buds lying well behind the terminal bud . 17. The most serious damage occurs on pecan nursery stock, where the larvae feed on the terminal buds and unfolding foliage. 18. They usually bore into the terminal buds of their host plant, but may also inhabit the tips of young shoots. 19. A head of cabbage ( see Brassica ) is an exceptionally large terminal bud , while Brussels sprouts are large lateral buds. 20. The following year, in late summer, they produce flowers both from terminal buds and from side shoots that grow during that summer.
