This may be cultivar dependent, but I just picked up the 2nd one being discussed *long single leader* to compare the final growing shape:frameork to the 1st short stubby multi branching being discussed. 1st Tree Framework One with a thick trunk with 3 or 4 main branches emanating from a 6-9 inch trunk height low where the 3-4 branches form the framework of this tree forming a cupped shaped framework 2nd Tree Framework Same Cultivar. Mikawa Yatsubusa Single Leader about 4 Feet High. Stems on the top of this leader, with 1 branch mid height and 2 branches below Riddle me this.....how are these 2 in framework so drastically different in terms of leader height. The shorter multi stemmed branching does not appear to be -topped- Is the 2nd one , with the top stems left alone and just limbed up in it's earlier years of growth. Or is this more a characteristic of pot grown vs field grown. Or a myriad of everything of the 2 + fertilizer https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7c3x...ey=vuc08mok9vyqg1pfb0o4mgv6v&st=7rbc6xzl&dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/km85...ey=8w3c4ck28n96cbj9finuhkm7i&st=mlyk3mm2&dl=0
