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Sprout growth after heading

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3 buds emerged after leader was headedThree buds emerged after the leader was headed. One can be trained into the leader, one can be shortened some, and the third can be shortened considerably. This strategy can be repeated again and again on the same tree, sometimes several times each year in the first two or three years.