How long should i keep a mother?

Hello, thanks to the creators of the site as i use this information on here in my own endeavors in cultivation recently though i came upon a thought and shared it with my "room mate" get it? anyways how long should i keep a mother to clone of her?, we just added two more strains to our room, we have had the same mother plant and used her for about 30 clones so needless to say shes a scraggly little pooper but she still clones nicely..... any opinions?

As long as you give her time to grow back, you can keep a healthy mother for a year or two.

Ive heard of people having the same plant around for like 20 years. I forget the guys name but he was the author of a book I read about growing

wow 20 years?! thats amazing. my oldest mother is alittle over 2 years old. shes in a 8 gall container and has probably seen its better days. i doubt she will make it another year

yeah 20 years and then the guy had to watch the cops hack it down.

i've never had a mother plant my self.... but will be. anyways ive seen pics where the moms look like small bushes like this......... scroll almost to the bottom. once you click the link. ive seen them larger b4, and more dense. i also heard they can grow indefinitely as long as they have enough room for roots and have the proper environment.

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just the first image i found when after googled.

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