212 BUDS 
In most cases the terminal bud of the main branch is largest 
and its shoot makes the most growth during a growing season, 
sometimes producing a growth of several feet in a season, while 
growth from buds not so terminally located is usually much 
less. 
The shape of a tree depends much upon the relative develop- 
ment of main and lateral branches. When terminal growth is 
very strong, lateral growth is weak and the tree develops a cen- 
Fic. 193. — Sour Cherry, a tree which has strong lateral growth and- 
consequently no leaders. After L. H. Bailey. 
tral stem, called leader, with lateral branches more or less sup- 
pressed. This kind of growth is common among Poplars, Pines, 
and even some fruit trees have it, as the Sweet Cherry in Figure 
192 illustrates. Trees with this habit of growth tend to grow tall 
and slender. To induce such trees to grow low and bushy the 
terminal buds must be removed, so that lateral branches will de- 
velop. When terminal growth is weak, lateral growth is stronger, 
and the tree is commonly much branched and leaders are absent, 
as the Sour Cherry in Figure 193 illustrates. This habit of 
growth is characteristic of Maples and many other trees. There 
