trygrowup
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There's three growths at a node. The stipule thorn or claw, the auxiliary bud/branch that looks like a new top ready to grow any time, and the pre flower - not present early on and sometimes late. Just above that aux bud/branch is where a calyx or sac will show up once it matures. When I'm staring at a plant with just the aux bud/branch and otherwise bare, that raises my flags as the potential male.