Question

    Horticulturists typically carry out ‘heading back’ in the modified leader system___________?

    A Immediately after planting Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B After the first harvest Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C After four or five years of growth Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D During the seedling stage Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E At the first sign of disease Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In the modified leader system, the central stem is pruned (headed back) after the tree has been trained to the leader type for the first four or five years.

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