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Internode Length Question

21 years ago

Is there a simple explanation as to why the internode lengths vary for the same size (diameter and height) culms of the same species? I've especially noticed the length difference on my B. Oldhamii. About six ago I had two shoots, each about two inches in diameter, emerge at the same time, 10 inches apart, on the same plant. Today those two culms are the same height but one has internode length that averages about 6 inches and the other over 12 inches. Thanks for any insight.

Doug

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seattleboo
21 years ago
I can't think of anything in nature that is uniform. When I consider the various angles of sunlight, the absence of uniformity in the nutrients available, the differences in water absorbtion and delivery, and the genetic variety between plants, even of the same genus, I wonder if it could be otherwise.
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