... absence of crown recession (aconsequence of the still open canopy). A similar phe-nomenon explained the shape of the horizontal profiles: the rhythmic growth of the branches resulted in the off-set ... relationships in walnut tree growth process-es, Silva Fennica 31 (1997) 313-328.[20] Lemoine B., Growth and yield of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait): the average dominant tree of the stand, Ann. ... Moreover, the study had only been done for a 16year-old stand. Considering maritime pine, as the tree gets older, branches sprung at the top of the crown lowerdown. At the same time, they change their...