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Originally Posted by GreenFin
Regarding the initial bunches, it would largely depend on environment.
Sword suckers have much larger root masses, so the rougher the conditions during that first fruiting cycle, the more of a disparity there would be between the initial bunch of a sword sucker vs water sucker. If conditions are perfect, there should be little difference; if conditions are rough, that extra root mass would be extremely valuable and could make a sizable difference in growth rate and bunch size/quality.
After the first cycle, the relative difference in root mass between the two types would become negligible, so the difference in bunch size/quality would become negligible as well.
That's what I think is going on, anyway.
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Thanks GreenFin, it is nice to hear someone talk about roots using some actual facts.
I spend much time examining the roots and have not noticed a difference between the roots of sword and water suckers.
Where exactly are these much larger root masses?
I realize in the ground but where in relation to the corm?
Distance and depth?