Court Pendu Plat

I have had this 'problem' on several young trees over the years (e.g. Lord Lambourne, Discovery and Beauty of Bath - all tending to be profuse flowering varieties under my conditions), and both on M26 and MM106 rootstocks. After pruning back the leading branches to outward facing buds in the winter in order to encourage new vegetative growth and an increase in tree size, the top most bud turns out, unfortunately, to be a flowering bud - hence no extension growth. What I usually do is to carefully pinch out the developing flowers before they have fully opened. This often, but not always, results in the bud reverting to vegetative growth. Sometimes, I also remove the developing flowers from the two or three buds below the top most one as well, just to impress upon the tree that this branch is meant to extend this year and not to put all its energy into flower and fruit production. I don't know if this is what your nursery will advise, but it has usually worked for me.

It makes sense now that you have pointed it out.
I was going to remove all the flowers anyway ('cept one), so I may as well remove the buds now.
I will ring the supplier anyway just to check that the tree will not sulk when I tell it off for being so precocious.
Many Thanks

The reply was to remove all flowers/fruit buds.
Which we knew.
When asked why is it budding on the tips--no idea, was the response.
I am fairly certain I know why, but I am not saying