Tuesday, November 17, 2009

17.11.09

two weeks after pinching the avocado's apical meristem, it is looking quite a strange plant. the combination, i suspect, of overthrowing apical dominance and increasing exposure to fluorescent light has resulted in a vegetative growth spurt. (vertical growth has been so very little over the last couple weeks.) but while i had hoped that axillary buds lower on the stem would be inspired to put forth new leaves, all the energy has gone into enlarging the existing leaves -- the higher the leaf, the higher the priority given. the result is a skinny-stemmed plant with 4 large leaves. the length of the top leaf is nearly one half of the plant's height. goodness gracious.


avo, nov 17th


gigantic avo leaf, nov 17th


perhaps if the pinch was made earlier the plant would have produced leaves closer to the base.

1 comment:

  1. Mine is starting new growth. It looks like new leaves starting on top.

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