Woody plants are perennial plants that produce wood as their structural tissue, giving them hard stems. Unlike herbaceous plants that die back to the ground each year, woody plants have above-ground shoots (stems, trunks, branches) that persist year-round through dormancy periods. They include trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and vines. The wood they produce is mainly made of secondary xylem tissue which provides support and water transport. Woody plants typically grow by adding girth every year through secondary growth, which results in the thickening of stems and branches. In a garden setting, woody plants are those with stiff, woody stems that survive over multiple years, allowing them to grow taller and compete better for sunlight. They can be deciduous (losing leaves in fall) or evergreen. They are usually self- supporting (trees, shrubs) or climbing (vines). If you are growing a garden and looking to include woody plants, you would be looking at planting a variety of trees, shrubs, or woody vines that will provide structure, height, and longevity in your garden landscape. Additionally, if you are referring to "Woody plants" in the context of the game "Grow a Garden," woody plants are a specific category of fruit-bearing crops that players collect during events. Examples include apple, pear, mango, coconut, and other fruits that players can grow and harvest in the game. In summary, woody plants in a garden are the long-lived plants with hard, wood-forming stems such as trees and shrubs that provide structure and permanence to the garden environment. In gaming context like Grow a Garden, woody plants are specific collectible plant types often related to fruits.
