It wasn't my intention. I have a total of 56 seedlings labeled into groups according to seed parent, but felt it was time to give each plant it's own code so I can track individual plants. While I was in there I decided to do some more pruning.
The two plants I had already pruned are healing up and looking really good. However, the three with well-developed side branches I had previously decided not to prune were not looking quite so hot. Nothing wrong with the plants, but the side branches were showing signs of growth inhibition from the main stem. So I cut away that main stem.
I top-pruned a few others that had the beginnings of side shoots but with little development, such as this one:
At first I was really happy with this one:
And then I looked inside the top I had cut off:
Buds! Five inches tall, seven months old, developing buds. And I had just chopped the plant in half, cut the top with the buds off!
I'm so-o-o anxious to see what those seed from Taiwan produce that I'm still kicking myself. I immediately looked back over all the other seedlings, including the cut tops, but this was the only one.
[He] decided that if a few quiet beers wouldn't allow him to see things in a different light, then a few more probably would. - Terry Pratchett
