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Originally Posted by Stonefox
Is this true?
"Shoots growing from the stool produce pseudostems that yield bananas for about five to six years, after which growers dig up up the rhizome."
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not sure what your saying here. might be something commercial growers do. but I can not see any use in it you would be replacing it with another pup.
shoots grow off the side of the corm/rhizome to produce new plants. while they can come back from the center its just another pup making its way thru.
I bought a place here in the early 80s that had a couple hundred banana plants that were never tended. I just cut them down when they fruited. the mats still there but not many plants left. I believe drought and not being taken care of eventually took its toll.