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Dplaza
06-25-2015, 09:13 AM
My Namwah fruited last year at 10 feet in stem height, now look at one of last year's pups, it's putting out a preflag at 7 feet tall?! I assume it's a preflag since the newest leaf is half the length of the others. I always thought that each generation of banana plants gets taller, no?

I am certainly not upset, since maybe I will get edible fruit this year, just surprised!


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58148&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58148)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58149&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58149)

Richard
06-25-2015, 10:09 AM
I always thought that each generation of banana plants gets taller, no?

Not in my experience.
:nanerwaveytrain:

Dplaza
06-25-2015, 12:41 PM
Not in my experience.
:nanerwaveytrain:

Hmm... okay thanks. I thought I had seen a post a while ago about how each generation the stem gets taller before it fruits? Certainly not 3 feet shorter though, right?

Richard
06-25-2015, 12:50 PM
It's not unheard of, but an anomaly. It could be a mutation, a reversion, or the height was simply stunted by the cold rainy spring you had.

JCA433
06-25-2015, 09:31 PM
Your banana plant will bloom much earlier this year. There should be plenty of time for the bunch to fill out.

crazy banana
06-25-2015, 11:46 PM
Usually my second generation plants are taller at point of inflorescence than the first generation, but after that it is pretty much about the same height.

Dplaza
07-11-2015, 04:08 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58287&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58287)

The flower is out! Maybe I will be able to eat this one this time around? What's the earliest before I will be able to cut it down? The 90-100 degree sunny days should help and lots of watering!