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S6.1 Branched

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

A branched shrub is defined as "a plant with lateral shoots arising either from a main stem or from a Central point. Relatively few sub-lateral shoots."

For example:

Amelanchier spp.
Arbutus spp.
Forsythia spp.
Kerria spp.
Sambucus spp
Syringa spp.

 
The majority of shrubs have a branched or bushy habit

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SHRUB WITH BRANCHED HABIT (Laurus nobilis)