... damage of N. dombeyi branching systems In N. dombeyi trees, like in many other tree species, thebranching system consisting of a parent shoot extended in oneyear and a cohort of offspring shoots ... branches at thebeginning of their extension would exert only a minor effect on the size gradients of branches on a common parent shoot, in contrast with the results of studies on other species [9, ... Results of two-way ANOVAs (Fisher’s test, F) assessing the effects of treatments and trees on the position of the most proximal offs-pring shoot, the diameter, length and number of nodes of the...