Edit: Sorry, I was baiting. I’m not such an idiot, lol.
longcreepyhug
Neat! I’ve never seen it in tomatoes but I’ve seen it a few times in various brassicas that I’ve sprouted. I always keep those plants around because I think they’ll be something special. So far I haven’t noticed any weird traits in the resulting plants.
cannibaltom
Not as rare as you think. I grow thousands of tomatoes each year and find at least one or a few every season. One in a thousand is uncommon but not that rare when you consider how many tomato plants are grown every year around the world.
They always grow nicely so take care of it.
blackcatblack
I grow various ornamental plants at work and this is a fairly common occurrence. Some species are more prone to it than others. They usually end up looking the same as normal cotyledon plants after they mature
Sweaty_Rip7518
I had one like that last year it never developed true leaves and died after 3 months. It grew to about pencil thickness and size
massivelymediocre
I had a butterfly milkweed with 4, and two stems grew from it as well. It’s the only time I’ve seen it happen
Fuhrankie
I had one a few years back (was a san marzano) – it grew and fruited fine! Apparently they can be less robust having the mutation, but it was never an issue.
When it came to harvest time, I forgot which plant or was so I couldn’t save seeds.
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Wouldn’t that be a clover? Since it has 3 leaves…
Edit: Sorry, I was baiting. I’m not such an idiot, lol.
Neat! I’ve never seen it in tomatoes but I’ve seen it a few times in various brassicas that I’ve sprouted. I always keep those plants around because I think they’ll be something special. So far I haven’t noticed any weird traits in the resulting plants.
Not as rare as you think. I grow thousands of tomatoes each year and find at least one or a few every season. One in a thousand is uncommon but not that rare when you consider how many tomato plants are grown every year around the world.
They always grow nicely so take care of it.
I grow various ornamental plants at work and this is a fairly common occurrence. Some species are more prone to it than others. They usually end up looking the same as normal cotyledon plants after they mature
I had one like that last year it never developed true leaves and died after 3 months. It grew to about pencil thickness and size
I had a butterfly milkweed with 4, and two stems grew from it as well. It’s the only time I’ve seen it happen
I had one a few years back (was a san marzano) – it grew and fruited fine! Apparently they can be less robust having the mutation, but it was never an issue.
When it came to harvest time, I forgot which plant or was so I couldn’t save seeds.