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A tree limb came down and snapped my milkweed. We had just talked to an arborist about trimming these guys. (lemmy.world)
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They were about to bloom too!

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[–] mercurly@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Condolences OP. Mine got bent recently too and it's not looking good...

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This posts title has bird leaf energy. Or do trees actually have limbs? For context: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bird%20leaf

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Limb or branch are both common names for outward, horizontal growth from a trees trunk.

[–] Hindufury@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

And a limb is typically the division that comes off the major trunk whereas the branches are divisions further down