A. Sometimes two shoots appear at the same time, giving usually a larger crown but from the forester’s point of view, this is a most unsatisfactory bole
B. Forking is often caused by injuries such as those resulting from frost damage, wind or hail storms, insect attack, particularly by budwarm (Salmalia)
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these
The correct answer to the question: "Forked Stem’ is:" is "Both (a) & (b) ".