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Ok science nerds. Anyone want to translate this paper into Arborist for the rest of us? @KTSmith
I came across the paper while wondering if the low branches on open-grown trees get large only because of continued available light and resulting photosynthates, or if they also behave differently from the low branches of forest grown trees re. chemical aspects of apical dominance/suppression.
Light Regulation of Axillary Bud Outgrowth Along Plant Axes: An Overview of the Roles of Sugars and Hormones:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.01296/fullI came across the paper while wondering if the low branches on open-grown trees get large only because of continued available light and resulting photosynthates, or if they also behave differently from the low branches of forest grown trees re. chemical aspects of apical dominance/suppression.