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Old 08-20-2010, 07:37 PM   #93 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bob View Post
Rick I think that's a ridiculous amount to pay for something that while it might be the real thing could very well still arrive dead. Mine's showing no sign of life yet but if it wakes up I'll post soon.
Here's Mitchel's still on the mother and almost as tall:


and after it was removed:



I hated lopping off the top.... (though I wrapped some striped bass in the leaves for dinner) but it needed to be done for shipping. Glad to see it's growing and in an area it will surely do well... unlike zone 6 NJ!
Hey Bob!
Is that GM mother plant the one from Justin? I got two of them from him but they do not have the wine markings as yours. Mine are all green. I think I sent you a photo of my GM plant early this year. They pretty much stayed the same color, but are larger. No pups though.

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