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Lau
10-26-2014, 05:45 PM
I had three bunches of Ice-cream Bananas and one just fell. I think the bananas are too small and probably wont turn yellow. I took the first picture today about two hours before it fell.

merce3
10-26-2014, 06:58 PM
man, that's a tough break. good thing you have a couple more coming in. how long did it take for them to get that size? hopefully the others are that far along (or further).

Lau
10-26-2014, 07:51 PM
The first two are about a week apart in September. The third came out in October.

crazy banana
10-26-2014, 10:41 PM
Sorry to see that.
If possible, I would not harvest the bunch. Just wait and see if the bananas do fill in.
It happened twice to me this year. One bunch that was about the age of yours never made it, but my last Ice Cream bunch at least changed color and ripened after only hanging for three month.

bananimal
10-27-2014, 10:17 PM
As long as the bunch and the pstem are still in one piece and the rootball is in the ground you can save it. I did this with last years Pisang Klotek. Just lift up the top of the tree and prop it up to horizontal. Wait till the bunch shows some yellow. Walla!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=54109&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54109&ppuser=820)

Lau
11-01-2014, 05:30 PM
I finally got the banana Tree propped up. If the other tree starts to fall this prop should support it too.

pitangadiego
11-02-2014, 12:50 AM
Just leave it alone and see what happens. You can only make it worse. You cannot make it better. If there is any connection left in the flower stem, it will be fine. if not, its toast.

Lau
01-12-2015, 09:44 AM
The bananas started to ripen. They are very small. Taste good

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57366&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57366)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57367&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57367)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=57369&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57369)