central-leader system

References

central-leader system

horticulture

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

gardening
Training and pruning
In the central-leader system of training, the trunk forms a central axis with branches distributed laterally up and down and around the stem. In the open-centre or vase system, the main stem is terminated and growth forced through a number of branches originating close to the upper…
Read More
In the central-leader system of training, the trunk forms a central axis with branches distributed laterally up and down and around the stem. In the open-centre or vase system, the main stem is terminated and growth forced through a number of branches originating close to the upper…
Read More