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CO7.3 Leader and laterals

general - branched - bushy - leader and laterals - single leader

A habit with Leader and Laterals is defined as "a plant with a single dominant shoot with significant side shoots."


For example:

Abies spp. (medium species/cvs)
Cedrus spp. (medium and vigorous species/cvs)
x Cupressocyparis spp. (vigorous species/cvs)
Larix spp.
Metasequoia spp.
Picea spp. (medium and vigorous species/cvs)
Pinus spp. (vigorous species/cvs)
Tsuga spp. (vigorous species/cvs)

 

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CONIFER WITH LEADER AND LATERALS (Pinus wallichiana)