Solitary branch
disconnected from its tree
on a snowy day

The twisty branch of a Lilac tree

A 'branch' is a part of a woody plant such as a tree, shrub, or vine. It is any woody structural member that is usually connected to but not part of the central trunk. A branch supports the terminal twigs, which in turn support the leaves. Branch is used in a number of figurative senses, many of which express the idea of a divergence: A bark-covered structure of a woody plant; see branch In a computer program, a conditional jump or departure from the implicit or declared order in which instructions are being executed (see... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (2520 × 1575 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (2520 × 1575 pixel, file size: 2. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Wood Branch Image:LightningVolt Twisting Branch Lilac tree. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Wood Branch Image:LightningVolt Twisting Branch Lilac tree. ... Look up lilac in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Membership can refer to: Set membership - comprising part of a set in mathematics Social group membership - in sociology, the process of socialisation aims/results in achieving membership of a social group This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Pinus taeda cross section showing annual growth rings (Cheraw, South Carolina) In botany, trunk refers to the main structural member of a tree that is supported by and directly attached to the roots and which in turn supports the branches. ... A twig is a small terminal branch section that bears leaves, buds and usually the flowers and fruit of plants. ... Look up foliage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Branches may be oriented in any direction from horizontally to vertically, but usually have bark similar to the upper trunk (whereas twigs are often marked different to the bark). For other uses, see Bark (disambiguation). ...

A large or main branch is sometimes called a limb or bough (pronounced IPA: /baʊ/), while very small branches are called branchlets or twigs. Look up Limb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...