<xsl:if test="mygarden/fruits = ''">
<!-- evaluates to true if node fruits does not contain data -->
Not really, it evaluates to true if its string value is empty
so it would be true for
<mygarden><fruits><apples/></fruits><mygarden>
To test if the element is non empty use
<xsl:if test="mygarden/fruits/node()">
David
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