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laterita
09-18-2010, 01:59 PM
I have a Musa Basjoo "Shakhalin" in my garden. It's about 4 1/2 years old now.
In the winter I had it in a glasshous, just above 5C to stop it from growing. When I gave water a few weeks before re-planting outside, the trunk became thicker.
But nothing else happened. I expected it to create some leaves, but instead of that, the trunk split open. It was starting flowering, just after winter, so no leaves, just a flower.
A small pup emerged from the side and started to shoot leaves.
The flower came out of the side of the trunk, but:
Instead of one flower, there were at least 9 (!) extra flowers!
So one large flower in the middle, and others at the places where you expect a hand of bananas!
Two of the flowers broke when the racime emerged, but the rest came out, although they were very small. In every flower you could see the bananas. It has a full bunch of bananas in every flower.
Has anyone seen such a thing with a basjoo?
Has anyone an explanation why this happened?
Greetings from Holland,
Simon
saltydad
09-18-2010, 02:41 PM
Simon, wow. What an event. Do you have pics to show. I can't wait to see this!
laterita
09-18-2010, 03:18 PM
Picture:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-4AGRBSQD-D.jpg
sunfish
09-18-2010, 05:36 PM
:woohoonaner:
Blake09
09-18-2010, 07:19 PM
wow!?!?!
Jack Daw
09-18-2010, 08:00 PM
OMG, that's what I call a mutant!!!
Nice, may it bare some fruit for you.
I'm looking forward to more pics soon.:lurk:
laterita
09-19-2010, 02:27 AM
Its a nice picture, although, I won't get any banana from this plant.
The question was: is this a mutant, or is this feeding?
If it's a mutant, will the pups have the same problem, or is this "local" to the main plant?
I like to have some flowers/bananas, but not in this way.
Simon.
Some more pictures: emerging from the pseudostem (simply too large), breaking through the side, and one of the small flowers:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-4YKMTZ64-D.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-L6TILP78-D.jpg
Gabe15
09-19-2010, 04:40 AM
It is likely a mutant. These M. basjoo have been tissue cultured a lot, and the labs producing ornamentals and non-commercial fruit plants are not so good about restarting their lines, so mutations can happen rather easily. I have seen photos of some similar M. basjoo flower deformation.
ron_mcb
09-19-2010, 07:08 AM
reminds me of that banana from india, that novi was showing.
Raules
09-19-2010, 07:13 PM
Never such saw. Thanks for a photo.
Blake09
09-20-2010, 03:34 PM
If it's a mutant, will the pups have the same problem, or is this "local" to the main plant?
Simon.
I second that question.
:lurk:
laterita
09-26-2010, 04:25 PM
Anyone any idea of this "incident" is only the main plant (genetic fault in growing point) or genetic, so all pups will have the same problem?
In the latter case I will destroy all pups. (And clear some room in my overwintering glasshouse) I fed the plant a lot with potassium and cow-menure.
Simon
Gabe15
09-26-2010, 07:38 PM
You'll have to do some experiments to find out. This is not a common occurrence so there is no good way to predict how it will act.
laterita
09-27-2010, 01:29 PM
Ok, I'll save a few pups and wait for another 4 years to find out ...
We will see.
Simon
Thanks for all contributions to this thread.
Capitum
09-27-2010, 08:13 PM
Ok, I'll save a few pups and wait for another 4 years to find out ...
We will see.
Simon
Thanks for all contributions to this thread.
I think it is fascinating- and I'm normally only interested in edibles. If you want to split out any of the pups so you don't have to use as much of your own yard to see if it will happen with the pups, please keep me in mind- I'd give up a corner just to see.
:)
Keith
laterita
10-03-2010, 03:34 PM
I am building a glasshouse for my other bananas now.
I 'll put a few pups of this basjoo inside to get them earlier to bloom.
I won't be able to send a pup over to the us because of customs-regulations.
Greetings,
Simon
Capitum
08-17-2012, 10:26 PM
I am building a glasshouse for my other bananas now.
I 'll put a few pups of this basjoo inside to get them earlier to bloom.
I won't be able to send a pup over to the us because of customs-regulations.
Greetings,
Simon
Simon, any updates on your mutant basjoo?
Anyone else on the group (in the US) have similar mutations growing?
GreenFin
08-18-2012, 11:21 AM
That's a pretty gnarly Basjoo. Reminds me of Musa Roi Hua Pli (http://www.gekko-enterprise.com/products/musa?page=shop.product_details&flypage=vmj_naru.tpl&product_id=60&category_id=11) (Musa 'Fractal' would be a good name)
http://www.gekko-enterprise.com/images/Musa_Roi_Hua_Plii1.jpg
Basjoofriend
08-22-2012, 02:15 AM
Very OMG! Very wow! Never seen before!!! It is very amazing! I also want pups from these two mutants, but the Brazilian customs regulations are too strict and do not permit importing from the U.S.A., Germany and Europe! If from Israel, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Argentina, then permited!
Best wishes
Joachim
LilRaverBoi
08-22-2012, 02:11 PM
Wow....that's awesome! I'd love to see whether this is a stable mutation or just a fluke occurrence.
amantedelenguaje
08-22-2012, 07:37 PM
Awesome photo! Don't destroy your Basjoo. If it is a stable mutation, maybe all of us banana lovers will have a new type of banana named after you.
shilisha
08-27-2012, 03:19 AM
:nanadrink:
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