Branch sprout from leaf mid rib

GreenThumbGal_07 · July 21, 2021

It's something I've never seen before.
The Gardener's Delight (Sugar Lump) plant had a sprout on the mid rib of one of its lower leaves. Now that sprout is turning into a new branch.
I've seen branches form at the end of flower clusters (on indeterminate plants) but this is something new. I'm leaving it alone to see what it does next.

Milan HP · July 21, 2021

Hello Green Thumb,
I was as surprised as you when I discovered that phenomenon on my Mountain Magic and Crimson Crush in 2018. There wasn't just one shoot on several plants - 3 or 4. It was a very hot year here and I probably had a heavy hand with fertilizers, so the plants were growing very wildly. However, the sprouts were weaker than the regular ones and the cuts I tried to grow from them were not doing very well. I haven't seen that since then.

Milan HP

slugworth · July 21, 2021

I have cloned entire plants from just leaves in the past.
Not a surprise.

Greatgardens · August 9, 2021

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Originally Posted by slugworth

I have cloned entire plants from just leaves in the past.
Not a surprise.

That's interesting. How did you clone it from a leaf? Vermiculite, water, or? Maybe the little stem portion of the leaf? I'm not too surprised since plant breeders clone entire plants from just cells.

biscuitridge · July 22, 2021

I actually grew a tomato that weighed over a pound on a leaf branch. My plants put out all the time.

GreenThumbGal_07 · July 30, 2021

Thanks, slugworth and biscuitridge. I found these "leaf sprouts" on Woodle Orange as well.

July 21, 2021	#1
GreenThumbGal_07 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 300	Branch sprout from leaf mid rib It's something I've never seen before. The Gardener's Delight (Sugar Lump) plant had a sprout on the mid rib of one of its lower leaves. Now that sprout is turning into a new branch. I've seen branches form at the end of flower clusters (on indeterminate plants) but this is something new. I'm leaving it alone to see what it does next.

July 21, 2021	#2
Milan HP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Ústí nad Labem in the north of the Czech Republic Posts: 332	Hello Green Thumb, I was as surprised as you when I discovered that phenomenon on my Mountain Magic and Crimson Crush in 2018. There wasn't just one shoot on several plants - 3 or 4. It was a very hot year here and I probably had a heavy hand with fertilizers, so the plants were growing very wildly. However, the sprouts were weaker than the regular ones and the cuts I tried to grow from them were not doing very well. I haven't seen that since then. Milan HP

July 21, 2021	#3
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	I have cloned entire plants from just leaves in the past. Not a surprise.

July 22, 2021	#5
biscuitridge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: washington Posts: 499	I actually grew a tomato that weighed over a pound on a leaf branch. My plants put out all the time.

July 30, 2021	#6
GreenThumbGal_07 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 300	Thanks, slugworth and biscuitridge. I found these "leaf sprouts" on Woodle Orange as well.