TD is a provenance abbreviation associated in fig discussions with Thierry Demarquest and Figues du Monde. It may appear in variety-source notes or collector shorthand. Because this is a person/source abbreviation, Fig Database should keep the entry factual and avoid adding unverified biography or commercial claims. The abbreviation is most useful when it clarifies provenance.

Tender Skin is a term used for skin that is easy to bite and chew.. . When describing Tender Skin, use fruit at a known ripeness stage and note whether it is breba or main crop, since weather, pollination, and harvest timing can change the observation.

Terminal Bud is a term used for a bud at the end of a stem or branch. For pruning, grafting, and variety notes, Terminal Bud should be recorded with its position on the shoot so the observation can be connected to buds, fruiting sites, dieback, or new growth. For Terminal Bud, record where it occurs on the shoot or trunk; that position can affect pruning decisions, regrowth after winter injury, grafting, and fruiting wood.

Thermal insulation is material or structure that slows heat transfer. In horticulture, insulation can protect roots, trunks, buds, or containers from rapid temperature swings. For figs, insulation is used in winter wrapping, container protection, mulch, shelters, and storage areas. It helps most when combined with moisture control and ventilation so protected wood does not rot.

Thermal Mass refers to material that stores and slowly releases heat.. . Thermal Mass is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Thinning Cut refers to a pruning cut removing a shoot or branch at its origin.. . Thinning Cut is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

In horticulture, Thrips describes slender insects that rasp and feed on plant tissue. Related glossary ideas include integrated pest management.. . Thrips is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Tip Pruning refers to removing only the end of a shoot.. . Tip Pruning is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

In horticulture, Tissue Culture Plantlet describes a small plant produced through tissue culture.. . Tissue Culture Plantlet is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

TK is a fig-collector abbreviation associated with Todd Kennedy provenance, especially in discussions of numbered Italian fig material. It helps identify a source history rather than a botanical group.

As with other collector initials, TK should be recorded cautiously and not expanded into claims that are not verified. If a variety record depends on TK provenance, source notes should be preserved clearly for review.

Todd Kennedy is a name that appears in fig-collecting provenance discussions, especially around some numbered Italian fig material. In glossary use, the entry helps readers understand source labels and abbreviations such as TK.

Specific historical details and cultivar connections should be verified before being expanded. This entry is intentionally cautious so Fig Database does not overstate biography or provenance claims without owner review.

Top Cut means the upper cut on a cutting closest to the shoot end in practical plant language.. . Top Cut is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Top Kill means death of above-ground stems while roots survive in practical plant language.. . Top Kill is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Top Watering means watering from the surface of the container in practical plant language. . For Top Watering, the practical interpretation depends on the growing setup: container or in-ground tree, drainage, watering pattern, sunlight, season, and local weather.

Trade Name is a term used for a name used in commerce or distribution.. . Trade Name is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Transpiration means water movement from roots through leaves into the air in practical plant language.. . Transpiration is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.