For healthy growth a cacao tree needs to have many branches from the main trunk. This is the lowest branch Claude has put out so far. I don't want to mess with it too much although it would be nice if it grew out straighter than this. I'll take it though.There are several other locations where there may be new growth. We've been monitoring this one for months now and it's finally taking off so there's hope for the others as well.
In citrus trees this would probably be viewed as a sucker but I don't think that's the case here. A couple up top may be though.
As you can see in this photo, the trunk is really starting to look like a trunk with the rougher bark and brown color. Points along the trunk and main branches will be where later flowers will be able to form and hopefully make cacao pods. Can;t wait!
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