Instead of inserting an eye as in budding, the shoot tip of a host plant is removed and replaced with that of another.

Remove the shoot tip to leave a cutting about 9 inches (23cm) long, and then trim away the lower leaves to leave only the top two.

The fact that the shoot tips of Attalea seedlings are underground it likely to contribute to their fire-tolerance.

The shoot tips have been sold as tropical asparagus.

The larvae feed on shoot tips of Simarouba amara saplings and adult trees.

Other conservation efforts underway include cryopreservation of shoot tips, but this plan is not supported by all involved biologists.

Pinch them out (simply remove the shoot tip between finger and thumb) once or twice as their stems lengthen, to encourage bushiness.

On hatching, the first instar larvae feed on growing shoot tips and may kill them.

These lead to dieback of shoot tips, wilting, shoot rot, and plant death.

The alternate leaves usually form dense whorls at the shoot tips, but may clothe entire branches.