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Flower clusters turning into leaves?

13 years ago

I am staking tomatoes up a single vine and something I have not seen before is happening on my Brandywine and Cherokee Purple plants. The cluster of flowers has sent out several flowers and then turned back into a leaf with a shoot. Is this something others have seen? Is it just these varieties?

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anthony_toronto
13 years ago
It is not abnormal.
qaguy
13 years ago
Seen it many times myself too. I think it's a byproduct
of pruning. I do 4 main stems and see it occasionally.
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jrslick (North Central Kansas, Zone 5B)
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I am pruning a bunch of tomatoes to one stem and I saw this for the first time this year. I am glad I am not the only one who thought this was weird.

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catman529
13 years ago
Leaves can often grow from a flower truss, more often on some varieties than on others. You're probably getting blossom drop and then the leaves grow out of the truss and only the "stumps" of the flowers are left.
mudman93
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Thanks for the info. I guess maybe it is more common on heirlooms because this is the first year I have staked heirlooms and the first time I have ever seen this.

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