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Show me your chile plant with the fattest trunk

Sarg3

Sarg3

I just found out about bonchi and I have a few questions about trunks.  The plant I used is relatively young and the trunk is pretty slim.  I am hoping to gather an idea about how long it takes to achieve a very fat trunk on pepper plants for future bonchi making. 
 
If you have a plant with a really fat trunk please post a photo, it's age and variety if you don't mind?
 
Also, beside good close lighting, are there any other factors that determines how tall a plant will get before branching?  Branching closest to the soil line appears to be most sought after.
 
One other thing, those with plants with really fat trunks.  If you're not overwintering the plant, I may be interested in a couple later this year depending on a few factors, such as trunk thickness and how close to the soil it's branched off at.  Yes I'd like to save those plants from death. 
 
I think C.Pubescence get thicker stems faster than a lot of Pepper varieties.
A lot get over 1 inch thick the first year.
They also are short but multi branching in general,depending on the variety and what it's grown in.

I think the best one I've grown is Rocopica as far as a cool plant to Bonzi.
Several thick roots and a thick branching trunk.

IF I find the stuff I need to get my Cameras going I plan on doing a Bonzi with a 4 yr old Rocopica this winter.
If Moma nature lets me.
Heats really hit it hard this last month+.
Might not be around to Bonzi...

I think,IF you want to do the work.
You could just take a plant and train it from a start you would normally put in the ground.
I've seen great plants that people messed with from the start by trimming them from the get go.
 
Since I only just started learning to grow peppers this summer (and suffered quite a number of setbacks), my largest is only a "Super-Chili" ( http://www.thompson-morgan.com/vegetables/vegetable-seeds/pepper-sweet-and-chilli-seeds/chilli-pepper-super-chilli-hot/905TM ) that I bought at a Farmer's Market around a couple months ago.  At the time it was full of nearly-grown (though, not yet matured) pods.
 
I suppose it doesn't particularly count since I didn't grow it myself, but here's a photo I just grabbed of it:
 
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My next largest is a Cayenne that I have grown, and recently pruned back in the hopes that it'll fill out and thicken some more:
 
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Browning said:
counts to me.  Thicker than any of the few plants I have lol
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Impressively, I picked up the "Super-Chili" for only $8.. The old guy had a variety of other pepper plants - including some ornamental - but this was his hottest and he felt he had to warn me that they're "very hot" and to be careful. I held myself back from starting up a conversation about how it pales to the hottest I've had (so far) - Bhut Jolokia. lol
 
"Super-Chili" seeds are the hottest (though garden centers sell Habanero seedlings) they seem to sell in my area. And those are sold at our local Walmart, so you can guess how mild they are. lol .. But, I will say, they do pack quite the quick punch. :)
 
Mine was taken in Dec last year as a first year plant.  She is growing mighty fine right now but cannot hold a candle to the likes of many here.  Specifically Rich(Pepperguru).  His trunks are literal trunks.  Have a look through his glogs from years past.
 
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