Abstract
The ability of various leaf removal treatments or shoot tipping to induce lateral shoot development on current-season stoolbed shoots of MM.106 EMLA and M.26 EMLA apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) rootstocks was investigated. Removal of the five uppermost immature leaves or shoot tipping after every 20 to 25 cm of terminal growth produced more lateral budbreak than occurred on nontreated shoots. Shoot tipping resulted in the highest number of branches (≥5 cm) and greatest total branch length. Only tipping consistently induced lateral budbreak higher than 30 cm up the shoot. Removal of the 10 uppermost leaves and tipping resulted in the shortest terminal shoots. MM.106 shoots had more lateral budbreak, branches, and total branch length than did M.26 shoots.
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