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kamik333 · 06-17-2015, 06:45 PM

Hi, I live in Hawaii and I have what I believe to be Williams bananas growing in my yard. In the past it hardly gave any fruit and a couple of years back I started giving it some care. Added a lot of mulch, regular applications of fertilizer and regular watering. My efforts were rewarded with a bunch last year and two flowers appearing in May.

The bunches were not huge with 4-6 hands and not very big bananas. I just harvested the first bunch from May the other day and I happened to notice a huge flower. The flowers have been pinkish or purplish in past but this new flower is more green and about three times bigger than past flowers. The stalk to the flower is also huge or at least double of the past stalks. I just discovered this morning another huge flower starting to peak out.

Is this because of the extra care or is it some mutation? If the flower size is any indication the bananas should be huge! I hope it's not some non-fruiting "male" flower...

Thanks!

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kamik333 Find me on the map! Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 1,577 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Mutant flower Hi, I live in Hawaii and I have what I believe to be Williams bananas growing in my yard. In the past it hardly gave any fruit and a couple of years back I started giving it some care. Added a lot of mulch, regular applications of fertilizer and regular watering. My efforts were rewarded with a bunch last year and two flowers appearing in May. The bunches were not huge with 4-6 hands and not very big bananas. I just harvested the first bunch from May the other day and I happened to notice a huge flower. The flowers have been pinkish or purplish in past but this new flower is more green and about three times bigger than past flowers. The stalk to the flower is also huge or at least double of the past stalks. I just discovered this morning another huge flower starting to peak out. Is this because of the extra care or is it some mutation? If the flower size is any indication the bananas should be huge! I hope it's not some non-fruiting "male" flower... Thanks!