Friday, April 29, 2011

Variety in Theobroma Growth Patterns

Like I said in a previous post the Cacao theobromas each are different from the next one.  I wanted to show a few of the personalities in the group to give an idea of what I mean.  This first one has many leaves sprouting from all over the stem with only one large leaf sticking straight up.  The second one poked a wedge out of the bean and is now pushing its leaves out, while most others would unfold the bean roughly in half.  The third one actually didn't fully lift its bean.  Instead it grew the stem out and up from the bean that stayed in the soil.  The fourth one crosses its two long translucent leaves across the small one in the center, as if it has anything to be shy about. The final one has bright green leaves and a symmetric square shape. If you click on it you can see the glandular trichomes that covers the leaves and stems.


No comments:

Post a Comment