... time, one of the following treat-ments was applied to the most distal offspring shoot of each labelledparent shoot (Fig. 1): (t.1) clipping of the apex, including all foldedleaves; (t.2) clipping ... (offspring shoots are black filled and parent shoots are grey filled): t.1: clipping of the apex, t.2: clipping of distal buds and leaves,t.3: clipping of distal leaves, t.4: clipping of distal offspring ... distal portion, t.2: clipping of distal buds, t.3: clipping of distal leaves, t.4: clipping of brother shoots, t.5: stem girdling (girdling position indicated with an arrow). Lowerdrawings (offspring...