meituiltje
English translation: bud cluster
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|  Selected response from: Max Nuijens Netherlands Local time: 08:15 | ||||||
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| 3 | bud cluster / tight cluster |
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| 3 | Sprout |
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| 3 | corymbs |
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1 hr confidence: 
bud cluster / tight cluster Explanation: Yes, I think bud cluster describes what is meant by meituiltje. According to your source (houtwal.be) it is a short twig with flower bud clusters. However, it is also used to indicate simply a cluster of flower buds. "Niet elke kersenboom vertakt even gemakkelijk. Om die bomen een handje te helpen worden ze ingekerfd. Dat gaat als volgt: op de harttak wordt met een zaagje een kerf gemaakt door de bast heen. Ongeveer een centimeter boven de knop. Als er geen bladknop is moet er een meituiltje (een cluster bloemknoppen) gebruikt worden. In het midden van een meituiltje zit ook altijd een bladknop. De knoppen van het meituiltje worden dan weggehaald tot de bladknop overblijft." "Als het goed is komen er uit de overgebleven stomp een of meer nieuwe scheuten, hopelijk dunner dan de vorige, die het jaar daarop meituiltjes(=knoppen) krijgen en vervolgens weer het jaar daarop eindelijk vruchten (zie ook de foto hiernaast)." http://www.wardoranje.luna.nl/nieuwsarchief.htm I have found another option, though, in a page that describes stages in cherry blossom development: "Bud Burst. Also called "Tight Cluster" the top of the bud has opened and the individual flower buds are visible. Cherry fruit buds have multiple flowers." http://web1.msue.msu.edu/fruit/tchrygrw.htm Perhaps "tight cluster" is the term we are looking for, as the bud burst stage seems to occur in May. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-19 21:26:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I wrote "flower bud clusters", but meituiltjes include buds for both flowers and leaves. |
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Sprout Explanation: Possibly - see picture of them (Ref#1) - HOWEVER new growth arising from the roots are called 'suckers' (Ref#2) Reference: http://www.kolumbus.fi/jkald/pages/i3.htm Reference: http://www.care-gardening.com/cherry-tree-blossom.html |
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corymbs Explanation: I believe the correct word is corymbs, as this is the botanical term for 'tuiltje' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 days (2009-03-26 08:48:10 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Hi Venter, thank you for your comment, but check Van Dale on the meaning of tuil, it says 'plantkunde: trosvormige bloeiwijze waarvan de onderste stelen langer dan de bovenste zijn, zodat de bloemen ongeveer op dezelfde hoogte staan (corymbus). I believe that it can be used to describe buds en flowers Reference: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Prunus |
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