Woody plant

A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem.^[1] In cold climates, woody plants further survive winter or dry season above ground, as opposed to herbaceous plants that die back to the ground until spring.^[2]

^ Zimdahl, Robert L. (2018-01-01), Zimdahl, Robert L. (ed.), "Chapter 22 - Weed-Management Systems", Fundamentals of Weed Science (Fifth Edition), Academic Press, pp. 609–649, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811143-7.00022-6, ISBN 978-0-12-811143-7, retrieved 2023-02-08
^ "Learn About Examples of Woody Plants". The Spruce. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

[1] Zimdahl, Robert L. (2018-01-01), Zimdahl, Robert L. (ed.), "Chapter 22 - Weed-Management Systems", Fundamentals of Weed Science (Fifth Edition), Academic Press, pp. 609–649, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811143-7.00022-6, ISBN 978-0-12-811143-7, retrieved 2023-02-08

[2] "Learn About Examples of Woody Plants". The Spruce. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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