Multi-Plant Breaking Unevenly

I wasn't going to remove the growing tips at the ends of the 'Annabel' multi-plant shoots. But after removing some of the larger leaves to see what was happening down under, it is clear the axillary buds in the leaf axils haven't broken evenly. In fact, only those marked in pink seem to have developed; the ones marked red have not moved. I hope removal of the apical bud (growing tip) at the end of each stem will now improve matters.

As you can see, I have also used wire to pull some of the branches closer together. This is a good time to do this before the wood becomes too hard and brittle.

Because each of the shoots now has about eight (most have, some haven't) axillary buds (4 nodes x2), there is great potential. Even without further stopping, there should be about sixty to seventy flowering shoots produced. But this won't be till the end of the year, unfortunately. I should have stopped it sooner and potted it up earlier instead of leaving it too long in a small pot. It might have been flowering now. Never mind. Live and learn.