ally "fruit out" and stop extending in height. Inmost is growing into the next tree's space, or has fruited 



cases with dwarf trees this "fruiting out" occurs at 10 heavily and is drooping. A major advantage of the 



to 12 feet. Therefore, no input is required to control vertical axis system is that it requires only very 



leader growth. Lateral growth is removed only if it simple pruning strategies. A major disadvantage, 



is growing strongly upright (usually done in June), however, is that it will become a tree which is 10 to 



Fruit Notes, Fall, 1990 



