Table 1 Effects of 50% bud removal by dormant branch thinning on leaf, root, and shoot development from bare-root Malus sargentii. Shoot data shown are mean values for lateral branches remaining on pruned trees.

	Treatment Check (unpruned) ThinnedLDS 5 %^¹
Dry weights:
Leaf (g)	41.2*	28.4	9.48
New root (g)	7.26	5.96	NS
Leaf:new root ratio:	6.20	4.98	NS
Shoot development factors:
% Buds elongating	.552	.550	NS
Proportion of shoots formed	.083	.123	NS
Avg. shoot length (cm)	2.66	5.54*	2.27
Total shoot length (cm) per branch	6.54	11.3	NS^²

↵1 A significant difference (at the 5% level of probability) between means in a row is indicated by an asterisk. The least significant difference for each comparison is shown at right, if applicable.
↵2 NS means non-significant.