You have a small tree in your yard that is the height that you want it, but does not have as many branches as you want. Which of the following pruning strategies will trigger increased branching?
A) Cut off the leaves at the ends of several branches.
B) Cut off the tips of the main shoots.
C) Cut off lower branches.
D) Cut off the leaves at the base of most of the branches.

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Cutting off the tips of the main shoots (apical dominance) encourages lateral growth because it removes the dominant growth point which suppresses the growth of side branches. This allows the buds on the sides of the branches to grow and form new branches.

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