Erm, excuse the title I meant BUD.
I bought some Epi cuttings at the tail end of 2011 and received them just after the New Year. One of them arrived with two tiny bud, one of which dried up. One is sticking around and it's getting bigger every day. The cutting itself has already rooted and passed the tug test.
The cutting is Prof. H.S. Irwin and the bud is about an inch so far.