View Full Version : ice cream... remove pups or not ?
badman62
05-20-2016, 01:51 PM
Hi All
i got an Ice Cream about 2 years ago.
its been in-ground for over a year, last winter was mild and didnt seem to bother it a lot, though it lost some leaves.
I has not fruited yet.
I now have 3 pups.
i had 2 others in the last 6 months i gave away.
i was going to remove them thinking they were stealing nutrients
but someone tols me the extra leaf mass added to the nutes, and not subtracted ?
should i keep the 3 pups ? some or all ?
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Chipb2
05-20-2016, 01:55 PM
Not sure
But my main nanana is the same height as your pups
I still don't get how it gets that big
Juicy Bananas
05-20-2016, 02:25 PM
I would remove them. She will make more. I just took 6 off of mine & it is still trying to make more. These plants are vigorous.
But this all depends on how you feel about your plants.
Kegas76
05-20-2016, 02:32 PM
Why not take off two and leave one? Then when the fruit pops your next one is ready to go at a decent size. Its also a hedge on the whole add/subtract from the mother question.
Botanical_Bryce
05-20-2016, 03:01 PM
If it's tall like that removing pups will be good for fruiting.
Jose263
05-20-2016, 06:23 PM
Is that an 8 ft fence? My IC flowered late last season it was really tall - like 12+ ft but The bunch didn't make it through winter and was too high to cut down :ha: So what will you do with the pups you remove? start another mat?
I'd keep them.
Isn't that a Namwah though...
Botanical_Bryce
05-20-2016, 06:34 PM
Keep one mat for pups and another for fruit
Jose263
05-20-2016, 06:50 PM
I'd keep them.
Isn't that a Namwah though...
Both are quite tall. My T namwa (aka IC) has pink/red outlined leaves and the center stems also have reddish tinge. The other bought as IC (blue java) has no red/pink - all solid green. but I haven't had a mature bunch to verify it is an IC. Maybe this season :goteam:
To me:
1- stem looks too fat to be Ice cream
2- the green is too pale
3- the red markings on the stem don't fit with Ice cream...
I may be wrong but I don't think so. It looks really like a Namwah to me and to my 8 years old daughter... Let's see what an expert thinks... Still a nice plant though...
Good luck for this year. Maybe my DC is going to pop a flower too...
raygrogan
05-21-2016, 12:23 PM
I would at least remove any pups that will be in the way of the bunch someday.
hydroid
05-21-2016, 01:42 PM
Normally I would say to keep them but I notice how close they are to your fence and will eventually be a problem someday. I prefer the Namwah to the Ice Cream hands down for taste, just my 2 cents.
badman62
05-26-2016, 01:23 PM
Normally I would say to keep them but I notice how close they are to your fence and will eventually be a problem someday. I prefer the Namwah to the Ice Cream hands down for taste, just my 2 cents.
thanks
i will keep 2,, and the opne closer to the fence can go.
its the smallest anyway.
I got them online.
(georgia vines i think ?)
i remember reading it was a tissue culture.
the first year it barely grew.
after it was a foot or so, i put it in the ground and it took off
(last spring)
i hada gotten it becuase i read Ice Cream was the best tasting
that may be a bit hardier in zone 9.
if it ever gives me fruit
and it tastes better than a store bought
it will be worth it.
beam2050
03-22-2017, 06:18 AM
Both are quite tall. My T namwa (aka IC) has pink/red outlined leaves and the center stems also have reddish tinge. The other bought as IC (blue java) has no red/pink - all solid green. but I haven't had a mature bunch to verify it is an IC. Maybe this season :goteam:
guess I might have found what I have been looking for. my blue java tc's from wellspring gardens have started to put out leaves with a red outlines.
sputinc7
03-22-2017, 08:52 AM
If you want another banana plant after the big one fruits, you need to leave at least one pup for that purpose...
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