Do conditions affect clones? Is a clone supposed to look like the mother?

[seldomBLUE]

I recently cut clones from a bag-seed plant. The mother (bag-seed plant) has very uniformed branches that alternate perfectly across from each other all the way up the stalk. Nice fat, pretty fan leaves. I took clones about three weeks into flowering and they rooted in seven days. I thought it would take longer since they were already showing bud formations. The strange thing is that neither of the clones look like the mother and it's been four weeks since cloning. They have single fan leaves, single leaf bud branches and node branches that grow one at a time with one slightly higher than the other one that's across form it.

Does anybody have logical input backed up by factual knowledge?

seldomBLUE Reviewed by seldomBLUE on 05-04-2011. Do conditions affect clones? Is a clone supposed to look like the mother? I recently cut clones from a bag-seed plant. The mother (bag-seed plant) has very uniformed branches that alternate perfectly across from each other all the way up the stalk. Nice fat, pretty fan leaves. I took clones about three weeks into flowering and they rooted in seven days. I thought it would take longer since they were already showing bud formations. The strange thing is that neither of the clones look like the mother and it's been four weeks since cloning. They have single fan leaves, Rating: 5

[tinytoon]

I would guess it might have something to do with cloning while they are in flower, normally done in Veg where the stress of the process doesn't effect the plant as much (can we say Hermie??).

[tikiroom]

The alternating branching is the plant maturing, it is normal. You have to remember that clone is as old as it's mom.
The single weird looking leaves is from the plant re-vegging. Since you took the cutting while in flower it is reverting back to vegetative growth.
This also is normal, and will go away as she settles into the veg cycle.

[WashougalWonder]

Your current issue will resolve. It was due to the plant having gone into flower and the hormones are all mixed up. Kinda like a teenager. It should come around with 16 hours of light a day.