Abstract:In Dongling Mountain region,the fates of the buds of Quercus liaotungensis were investigated using randomized branch sampling method,and their relationship to shoot length,the number of leaves and the number of fruits were statistically analyzed.The results are as follows:(1) the buds of Q.liaotungensis might remain dormant,or abscise after death,or differentiate to be vegetative shoots and generative shoots;(2)the fates of buds varied with habitats,i.e.,the proportion of the buds producing generati...