> so almonds would be another good example along with the stone fruits.
I'm not clear why the referred paper was cited, since it did not compare
the difference in number of flowers by canopy surface area vs canopy volume.
All one need to is to observe flowering trees to see that most of the
flowers are in the outer perimeter of a tree, rather than in the shaded
interior.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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