Can you post a pic of the pseudostem? That doesn't look like my Basjoo. I want to compare. Maybe its because the leaves are an older type. I got mine in the mail about 3 weeks ago, and all it had was the two smaller damaged leaves, Its put out 3 leaves since then, and has grown about 8 inches. All I did was put it in some miracle grow potting soil, it grows like a weed.
