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On Slender Spindle trees the strong vertical leader was removed during dormant 

 pruning and a weaker, upright-growing competitor was retained for the new extension 

 shoot to weaken growth in the top of the tree. All lateral branches developing from 



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Fig. 3. Structural branch from 'Redspur Delicious' trees on which no heading cuts 

 have been made. The secondary branching is shorter than on the branch 

 shown in Fig. 4 but it has more fruit spurs and has been more productive. 



