The primary reason why certain trees tend to grow straight and tall with few lateral branches when compared with other trees is because:

A. of unknown reasons
B. Lateral buds are missing in many of these trees
C. Lateral bud development is dependent on temperature
D. Gibberellins affect the buds detrimentally
E. Auxins inhibit lateral bud development


E. Auxins inhibit lateral bud development

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