“w” is the broadest width of the male bud. “x” is the length from the base of the male bud to the point of broadest width ‘w’; “y” is the total length of the male bud. As the figure shows, these parameters express the profile of the bud. Do not measure the dimensions along the bud but rather on a projection/outline of the bud (e.g. trace the outline of the bud on paper). Measure the length (y) of male bud at harvest (see figure).