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Mudturkle · 04-18-2016, 12:40 AM

I have a Brazilian that almost fruited before winter. When winter started I wrapped the p-stem with insulation and plastic after removing most of the leaves. (I figured they would freeze anyway without a heat source and made it easier to wrap.) This spring it started growing again, but only made 3 leaves before making a flag leaf. Question: Is it going to be able to make a normal bunch with only 3 leaves? Also, the daughter pup is growing rapidly. Since it is still attached to the mother, will it be able to contribute nutrients to the mother and allow at least a semi-normal bunch of bananas?

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Mudturkle Location: Central Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, and also 9b Name: Mudturkle Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 183 BananaBucks : 34,347 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 328 Times Was Thanked 320 Times in 120 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Does daughter pup contribute to mother? I have a Brazilian that almost fruited before winter. When winter started I wrapped the p-stem with insulation and plastic after removing most of the leaves. (I figured they would freeze anyway without a heat source and made it easier to wrap.) This spring it started growing again, but only made 3 leaves before making a flag leaf. Question: Is it going to be able to make a normal bunch with only 3 leaves? Also, the daughter pup is growing rapidly. Since it is still attached to the mother, will it be able to contribute nutrients to the mother and allow at least a semi-normal bunch of bananas? __________________ Central Texas Zone 8B and Gulf Coast zone 9B: Raja Puri, Dw. Brazilian, Dw. Orinoco, Dw. NamWah, Dw. Cavendish, Dw. Green?, Dw. Red? Iholena Tigua, Veinte Cohol, Misi Luki, Pisang Raja.