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No, because if their already formed, how would they get bigger
During the winter season, the tree branches get dormant.
<u>Explanation:</u>
As the winter season starts, many plants show very slower metabolism that is the growth of the plants become very slow.
During the winter, there is very low amount of sunlight that the plants receive and so the synthesis of chlorophyll by the plants also in very small amount, and so there is least amount of sugar to metabolize by means of a slower Photosynthesis.
These tree branches become dormant during winter season, and it is mostly covered with the scales.
