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Simple brush fences made of well-branched woody plants can be used to “stick” peas or beans, as gardeners did in Jefferson’s day.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2010

Give support immediately with well-branched twigs, and it is important that the plants be kept perfectly upright.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

Do not fail to pinch back seedlings and cuttings during their early stages of growth, to induce the formation of stocky, well-branched plants.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

Leave but three strong shoots, and this year pinch them back as soon as they are four feet high, thus producing three stocky, well-branched bushes, which in sheltered places will be self-supporting.

From The Home Acre by Roe, Edward Payson

Conclusions Good varieties of hickories bear good nuts and more people should plant good trees which should be produced by nurseries with well-branched fibrous root systems so that they will transplant easily.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association