Table 1.

Percentage of floral buds at different bud positions within 3‐year‐old branching systems of ‘Granny Smith’

	Shoot age
Branching order	1‐year‐old	2‐year‐old	3‐year‐old
1 Long shoots			90 (72/8)a
2 Long shoots	92 (74/6)a	95 (76/4)a
2 Spurs	100 (80/0)a	98 (78/2)a
3 Long shoots	100 (55/0)a
Axillary buds	Distal	Median	Proximal
	87·5 (70/10)a	62·5 (50/30)b	13·75 (11/69)c

Numbers of floral/vegetative buds are indicated in brackets.

Values with the same superscript letters are not significantly different according to a χ² test (P < 0·01).