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In botany last week we discussed bud coverings, structures that serve to protect buds in harsh weather and keep them safe until spring. They are thick shingle-like coverings with a glue-like substance to hold them shut tight. In some plants the inside of the bud covering (sometimes called a “winter-cradle”) is lined with a downy substance to shelter the little bud and keep it warm–its little blanket.  The trees in warm climates do not have bud … read on, my friend…