>I would call that strong apical dominance, not necessarily columnar. An
>adult columnar apple has a very upright growth habit, rather like a
>Lombardy
>poplar, with few limbs and narrow crotch angles. The limbs themselves are
>covered with spurs, top to bottom.
Lon, the prunifolia had nearly horizontal crotch angles, so apically
dominant they are. Del
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