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Originally Posted by Lodewijkp
wow thanks for a the replies ! 
wil cutting down the motherplant increase the growth of the pup?
what is the difference between a sword pup and a normal one at fruit producement at later stage ? |
no, we leave the mother to increase sucker size & bunch size, the sword daughter gets is nutrients and energy from the mother. it has been shown that leaving at least 2 m of mother plant alive will increase bunch size by 12-15%, it also decreases the harvest time of the daughter plant by 5-8%, we have seen up to 10% decrease in some years.
we never allow water suckers to live, we only allow sword suckers to be followers. typically a water sucker takes longer to reach fruiting age and the bunches are typically smaller in weight. water suckers have a weak connection to the mother so are slower to get up to size due to spending their energy.