Modelling Branching Patterns on 1‐year‐old Trunks of Six Apple Cultivars

Modelling apple tree branching patterns

The distribution of laterals along trunks is a key point for tree architecture. Costes and Guedon (pp. 513-523) show that branching on 1-year-old apple tree trunks is organized in successive zones that have a similar location. The findings hold for six cultivars with diverse branching and fruiting habits. However, these cultivars differ in zone composition and zone length.