Fig. 1. Positions of the buds sampled in the branching system. 1, Apical buds of 3‐year‐old long shoots in order 1; 2, 3 and 4: axillary buds, respectively, in distal, median and proximal positions; 5 and 6, apical buds on 1‐ and 2‐year‐old long shoots in order 2; 7 and 8, apical buds on 1‐ and 2‐year‐old spurs in order 2; 9, apical buds on long shoots in order 3.