Some buds will form flowers. These are called floral buds. Note the flattened buds at the tips of the branches of dogwood. These are floral buds. The elongated buds are branch buds.
Some buds form both flowers and branches.
When there is only one leaf at a node, the leaves are said to be alternately arranged on the stem. When there are two leaves per node, the leaves are oppositely arranged. When there are three or more leaves at a node, the leaves are arranged in a whorl. Internal Structure of Stems Sectioning a Stem Wood is usually cut along one of three planes. The appearance of the cut surface is different for each cut.