Thanks for the replies.
So, Tom, I can see the 3 branches below that top cluster of terminal buds. That's "3-way branching"? X-branching = X branches below the terminal cluster of buds?
Just how far out should those branches extend? I'm sure there's such a thing as too far/too long, as well as too close/too short. Certainly you don't want too short - the blooms would be right up against the stalk and not open well. But too long? Does that ever occur?
Daisy, the first bloom season for me on EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, the blooms were all smooshed together. Between that and the flaring falls (which I had never seen before), I almost tossed it. Now the branching is somewhat better, so it stays... for now.
