As you can see, the trunk is already starting to look woody. I will be transplanting them yet again soon so that each tree will have it's own pot to grow in. This might mean getting some new bigger pots too since I doubt at least one of the pots is really big enough to hold a tree in. It looked fine when the tree was just sprouting but one of the leaves alone is taller than the pot is. I'd guess that that's a sign that the pot is a little too small for root comfort.
Cacao trees have a tap root. Not quite what you think of like a carrot or anything but it does shoot a thick root down and spread out a system from there, as well as some surface roots. It looks like a smaller version of the top of the tree. In a mature tree they can be several feet underground. Of course in a potted situation they can only go as far as the bottom of the pot so I'll need to eventually need at least a two foot deep pot to keep it happy. I haven't seen anything that big for a reasonable price yet but I'll have to keep looking.
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