Re: Question on cutting up corm for shipment
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Originally Posted by harveyc
That's strange that it happens that way with your stumps, maybe it's because they aren't buried and stay more moist. What do you think the cause may be?
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The buds nearer the bottom of the corm are older and more developed than those nearer the top, so they will generally sprout first even if they are dormant before apical dominance is broken. For each leaf produced, there is a bud to go with it positioned above the leaf scar on the corm that could eventually turn into a sucker, so you can picture that the buds formed with the older leaves would be lower on the corm.
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