The shoots themselves do have leaves - it's the main leaf branches which you need to keep, though.
Can you find a diagram of a tomato plant? This will help you see how it grows and where the leaves and flowers form.
The Ailsa Craig is a cordon (what they call "indeterminate") and is grown upwards with one main stem - you pinch the side shoots out on this kind of plant. The flowers form right off the main stem in little groups.
The Italian plum (which variety is it?) is probably what they call a "semi-indeterminate" plant which is halfway between a bush and a cordon. It will need more support - you usually don't pinch out the sideshoots, but let them grow into big stems, otherwise you don't get as many fruit.
Can you find a diagram of a tomato plant? This will help you see how it grows and where the leaves and flowers form.
The Ailsa Craig is a cordon (what they call "indeterminate") and is grown upwards with one main stem - you pinch the side shoots out on this kind of plant. The flowers form right off the main stem in little groups.
The Italian plum (which variety is it?) is probably what they call a "semi-indeterminate" plant which is halfway between a bush and a cordon. It will need more support - you usually don't pinch out the sideshoots, but let them grow into big stems, otherwise you don't get as many fruit.
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