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ADDITIONAL INDEX WORDS. Abies fraseri, shearing, bud density, consumer preference, crown density SUMMARY. The Top-Stop Nipper (TSN), a four-bladed, hand-held tool developed for reducing leader growth of Christmas trees, was used as a wounding technique to reduce leader growth of Fraser fir (Abies fraseri). A regression model, based on an apical bud volume index (average bud diameter squared · length), was used to predict the number of nips to apply to each leader to yield a target length of 25 to 36 cm.Treatmentsincludedcontroltrees(0nips)andonetosevennipsperleader.Nips were applied in May at budbreak. In an earlier study, increasing the number of nips decreased leader elongation when randomly applied to trees without regard to the size of the apical bud. In this study, when the number of nips increased with increasing bud volume index, leader growth was similar among all TSN treatments. Bud density (per unit length) on the 2006 leader increased with the number of nips applied to the 2005 leader. Results might be useful for growers who want to produce dense trees with minimal shearing or for growers who choose to leave a longer leader to produce a more open, ‘‘European-style’’ tree during a shorter rotation time.

Using a Bud Volume Index with the Top-Stop Nipper to Control Leader Growth of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees