Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Is this a Bud on my Castor Bean, 0 by MollyMc

MollyMc wrote:
Is this where the contest is at? I just snapped this shot. That wooden piece of yard art (the 4 foot ladder) was placed there so my little 9 yo gardening friend could climb up and collect seeds. Now it's there to hold up the tree.

We have had a lot of rain in 2 weeks, with some strong winds. The tree is planted in a 5 gallon pot, sunk into the ground. I rent here and wasn't sure I wanted the tree permanently in the ground, so it doesn't have a good anchor of roots in the ground to hold her up in winds. Last night we pulled several clusters of seeds off for cleaning, after they dry a little more (rains you know)