From the American Rhodo Society: Sometimes, as the plant starts to grow, only one growth bud at the end of a stem will begin to expand. If this single bud is broken out just as it starts to enlarge, it will cause two or more dormant buds at the end of the stem to expand, making a bushier plant. Again, this will not affect bud set for the coming year.
I'm not sure that I'm understanding this properly.
thanks.
Could someone explain "broken out" to me.
It just means to break off the terminal bud in the spring as it is starting to expand thereby causing the buds behind it to grow.
Ah, thanks. That makes complete sense.