8Branches of springflowe r i ng t rees and shrubs may look bare but their dormant buds hold a liter a l f l o r a l shop of hidden blooms. Spring flowers can burst open from dormant buds when they are “forced” to bloom early. “ Forcing” is the horticultural term for the strategy of accelerating bloom time of dormant buds earlier than their natura...
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