Apical control of branch movements in wh
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R. R. Archer; B. F. Wilson
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Article
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1982
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Springer
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English
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The movements of branches or control stem girdled white pine (Pinus strobus L.) were analyzed using beam theory. The stresses generated in the compression wood (CW) produced bending moments to counter the added bending moments due to new branch growth. The branches on the treated trees produced addi