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Topping

Pronounced / TOP·ing /

Cutting off the main growing tip of a young plant so it grows two main shoots instead of one.

Example in a sentence

“Topping at the fifth node gave the plant a bushier shape.”

Also called top, topped

Sources (1)
  1. https://www.leafly.com/learn/growing/marijuana-plant-maintenance/pruning-topping-marijuana-plants
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