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Old 04-02-2010, 02:27 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Forsythia softwood stems sometimes fuse together
On 02/04/2010 02:59 PM, Jeff Layman wrote:

"Ben Short" wrote in message
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In humid temperature I've noticed my Forsythia softwood stems
sometimes fuse together, please can anyone tell me what this process
is called?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inosculation


what my forsythia sometimes does is called fasciation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciation

There's a picture of a cherry with fasciated stems that resembles it.

HTH

-E
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