Shrubs are easily renovated now, when the bare branches so clearly show the plant's habit or shape.

Small branches are thick, marked with lenticels and showing obvious leaf scars.

At one spot, broken branches of trees showed a course through blocking boughs.

Broken branches exposing raw wood showed the ravages of wind, snow, and hungry animals.

In spite of these differences, the two branches show each other support and tolerance.

The ogre was entirely out of sight; only the broken branches and skuff-marks on the ground showed where he had gone.

The branch dipped but showed no sign of breaking.

A sliver of healthy wood jolted out under the blow, but the dead branches showed it was time for the old tree to come down.

A broken branch showed a freshly-splintered end against the sky.

Each branch of the tree shows a relationship between one coach and their predecessor.