What Is Dendrite?
The classic six-armed, fern-like snowflake. They grow best around 5 degrees Fahrenheit and pile up into fluffy snow. In technical terms: A planar ice crystal habit with six branched arms, forming by vapor deposition at about minus 12 to minus 18 degrees C when supersaturation with respect to ice is high; aggregates of dendrites produce high snow-to-liquid ratios.
Dendrite In Plain English
The classic six-armed, fern-like snowflake. They grow best around 5 degrees Fahrenheit and pile up into fluffy snow.
The Technical Definition
A planar ice crystal habit with six branched arms, forming by vapor deposition at about minus 12 to minus 18 degrees C when supersaturation with respect to ice is high; aggregates of dendrites produce high snow-to-liquid ratios.
