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Old 07-06-2009, 07:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Timeline of Fruiting for Each Strain of Banana

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So the second fruiting of the shoots are shorter?
It is very rare to have a second fruiting. The corm puts out 30 to 40 leaves. The leaf stems are what forms the pseudo-stem (pseudo tree-trunk). Somewhere typically 30 or 40 leaves in the growth, the corm sends up a flower bud. After the fruit has formed, the corm puts little to no energy into the maintanence of that "stalk".

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I am wondering also some help as to what the best commercial strain would be? Total poundage of nanners?
Commercial strain to grow where? The recommendation for Ohio will be quite different from southern Florida. Also there is a wide varieties of tastes to consider. Some are fruity, some are fragrant, some are super sweet, some are excellent cooked, ...
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