I do have "child-bearin'" hips, breasts enough to nurse the world, and, best of all, I go "cush" when you squeeze me.
So, I'll be happy to try to be Mother to Conquistador (especially after what Subcool had to say about the line having died out).
The following (in blue, actually the whole thing, but...) was posted BEFORE I pulled my head outta my damned ass and read the rest of the thread.
Alright, lb... let's see here. The males, once they start poppin' balls, are pretty plain to see, although I wish my eyese worked like they used to. I want to be sure I'm being clear enough for you as far as identifying males. So, yes, at the very tip of the newest growth, you'll see what looks almost like the new leaves coming out again, right? But, it looks 'different", it most closely resembles, to me, an emerging head of green wheat, the way the little green hairs poke up. At the base of that then little dingle berries appear.
The females, on the other hand, just keep making new leaves at the growing tip. However! At the nodes, near the calyxes, they will sprout the tiniest little... ok, it looks like a pedunculated salivary gland to me, because it's long. And a hair unfolds out of it, so if you see anything that looks like a loopy hair, THAT's probably a girl with curls.
Now, I've taken some clones of all but two girls (Mystery Seed girls, they just don't look so well, they've had a rough life, definitely smoked too many cigarettes and I just don't like hangin' around broads with that kind of "edge" to 'em, ya know what I mean? Think Lounge Lizard Leila), but have not cloned all the female Conqui's. I think I'll do that today as I freed up another bin, and the first three sets of clones I've taken are still actually lookin' pretty perky.
TO THAT END! IF I can maintain a female line, I will do my best to try to redistribute them. First dibs goes to littlebat, being the Progenetor of Resurrection and all that.
My goal is, between breeding for seeds and cloning, to bring back Conquistador. Extinction is bad! mkay?
I thought I had some pix of emerging males, but I can't seem to find them. If you're unsure, believe me, giving it a day or two will make it a "for sure" thing.