There were plenty of dead branches around for a fire, though it wasn't essential that they make one.

The best wood from a tree is dead branches that have not fallen to the ground yet.

Now there was no trail and he had to pick his way slowly, watching the ground for dead branches.

I called to the children to gather more dead branches.

In a bad storm, those dead branches could break and land on the house.

Whose responsibility is it to have this dead branch removed?

A dead branch is then taken and heaped with earth before being set on fire.

Near by lay a store of dead branches placed there for fuel.

She picked up a dead branch and, as if that were a signal, the ground shook.

He picked up a dead branch and snapped it in two pieces.