cannabis leaves count

BloodyEyes

New Member
ok so what does the number of leaves in cannabis plant determine ? or is it just base on the strain ??? ----plant 1) 5 leaves fan ------ plant 2) 7 leaves fan ------- plant 3) 6 leaves fan -------plant 4) is weird it has some 5 leaves fan and some 7 leaves fan
 

jondamon

Well-Known Member
ok so what does the number of leaves in cannabis plant determine ? or is it just base on the strain ??? ----plant 1) 5 leaves fan ------ plant 2) 7 leaves fan ------- plant 3) 6 leaves fan -------plant 4) is weird it has some 5 leaves fan and some 7 leaves fan
As a plant grows, generally with each new leaf set the fan leaves blades increase.

Cotyledons
1 blade
3 blade
5 blade
7 blade
9 blade
11 blade

Most plants don't go beyond 11 IME.



Even blades such as 2,4,6,8 can indicate some stress might be happening or could just be a deformity.


J
 

BloodyEyes

New Member
ohhh ok because someone told me 5 blades and under on a leaf is male and 6 and up is a female but I told them no its a false statement because the first time of male and female is the nut sack and we need to wait until the first week of flowering state and that's the only time to tell the gender am I right or am I wrong you cant tell the gender until a week or so after 12/12 light cycle ?
 

magicman18

Member
you are right. the only way to be absolutely sure is to wait on the light cycle. i once had a female who never had a leave over 5 so your friend doesnt know to much about what he is talking about. i wouldnt get rid of any tree until you are sure its a male.
 

MYOB

Well-Known Member
If you are concerned with false statements, the first sign of a male is not a "nut sack".

Male plants have "stamen". Female plants have "stigma".
 

Bakatare666

Well-Known Member
ohhh ok because someone told me 5 blades and under on a leaf is male and 6 and up is a female but I told them no its a false statement because the first time of male and female is the nut sack and we need to wait until the first week of flowering state and that's the only time to tell the gender am I right or am I wrong you cant tell the gender until a week or so after 12/12 light cycle ?
Whoever told you the fingers on a leaf shit, tell them this.......
even number of leaves is male and odd is female unless it hermie
there will be more females on a 18/6 schedule.
i was told in biology today that humans and bananas
share 80% of the same genes, probably becuase of how much of them we ate
as primates
From what I have been told, AND what I have experienced, the fingers on a leaf only shows how mature and happy a plant is. anywhere from the typical 5 leaf you see in pics, to 9 that I have seen, but you say you have seen up to 11........
Edit-Sorry, Jonda mentioned 11.
 

ProfessorPotSnob

New Member
Some Indicas will produce only 5 bladed leaves and this trait shows up in hybrids as well now and then just as some aged cuts holding only three blades . There are Equatorial Sativas that can produce 13-16 blades at there peak of growth and there are some claims of 17 blades as well out there ..

So as noted there is a huge variable by nature when it comes to blade count on Cannabis Leafs :)
 

vilify

Well-Known Member
I currently have an 11 blade in my room, and have grown one with 13 in the past.
13 was impressive, I cant imagine up to 17...

heres the freak that produced 11, in a not so normal way.
DSC_0113.jpg
 

macsnax

Well-Known Member
I've got a black domina flowering right now that has 1 here or 4 there, but most of the leaves are normal 3,5,7,etc
 
The leaves are the most conspicuous and surely understood part of the cannabis plant, and have included in our work of art for a great many years, from areas as dissimilar as Japan to Egypt. Regardless of the considerable level of variety discovered actually in nearby populaces of cannabis, the leaves don't modify incredibly in appearance between assortments.
 
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