DORMANTBUD>BUD>DORMANT BUD - A bud which did not produce growth during the season following its formation but remains soMEtimes invisible to the naked eye on or just beneath the surface of the BARK. Dormant buds can be stimulated to grow after a great many years by such things as damage or removal of the upper parts of the tree or by a sudden increase in sunlight as when a neighbouring tree is felled.