Cyclaminist said:I glanced at the Flora of China earlier. It says the leaflets may be opposite, but unfortunately does not describe the leaf arrangement on the flowering stems. So it provides us no useful information on whether leaves are alternate or opposite.
Precisely, the fact that there has been no useful information given on whether leaves are opposite or alternative does suggest there is no set pattern.
Would you say this tree has smaller internodes?
http://www.smith.edu/gardens/b...
The clip I posted from the pdf explains why the twigs continue to grow through the summer, did you read it?
Rick, we are looking at a tree which had it's growth interrupted (it was dying over summer) so would you really expect it to look normal?
