a branch or tree branch is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree

twig tree plant leaf flower line bird winter spring frost fence wood nature grass animal iron isolated forest trunk white season leafless deciduous old bare part one tall dead stem wild growth referred botany ramus woody structural member connected central shrub large branches boughs small twigs term refers terminus bough coming broad range species trees found number patterns observed leonardo vinci cross sectional areas closely follow branching