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Grittyville, WA

SaladDoug bested his own tomato record again? Check out his diary!

Now I do have some doubts about that truss it looks like two trusses to me but either way, this guy is doing something special.

More pics needed... if you're gonna convince me it was one truss
.. lol

9/28/2021 10:49:10 PM

Norfolk, UK

Thanks ! It’s one truss alright. Interestingly haven grown out a number of these compound trusses, there are a number of set truss architecture patterns that keep coming up and repeating on different plants.

Truss patterns seem to be a standard truss (truss pattern 1) a tri truss pattern where the 3rd first upright branch is less dominant than the two left and right lower trusses (truss pattern 2), and then a quad truss, which has great symmetry (truss pattern 3) - truss comes off the main stem, splits in two, splits in two again (and keeps repeating)

My first attempt was on truss pattern 1.

My second attempt was on truss pattern 3.

I’ll throw some pics up of the truss architecture patterns for you Gritty!

9/29/2021 4:33:50 PM

Grittyville, WA

Ah...I see now. Congrats!

9/29/2021 6:25:23 PM

Lakewood, WA

Very interesting, thank you for posting!

Congratulations, Salad "But wait, here's another World Record" Doug!

9/29/2021 6:37:29 PM