Hmm... I'm not trying to say anyone's wrong here, but I'm not 100% convinced that leaf is ONLY powering the branches directly above it. I will be doing some botany reading this evening, and hopefully I can wrap my head around this. If fan leaves are only powering the branches coming from the base of their petiol, what powers the main apical meristem and allows for the formation of new fan leaves along the original main stem?
Nugbuckets- Can I ask where you learned this from? Was it literature or real experience? I don't believe either is more valid than the other. Just looking to gain some knowledge.
Thanks for humorring me.