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bikoro child
09-14-2008, 08:13 AM
Hi you all ,my ensete this year has a strange look ...The young leaves are growing shorter does it means it wants to bloom?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13257 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13258&ppuser=1162)

damaclese
09-14-2008, 08:52 AM
Hi you all ,my ensete this year has a strange look ...The young leaves are growing shorter does it means it wants to bloom?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=13257 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=13258&ppuser=1162)im no expert but it looks way to young to bloom have you been feeding it EV can live for up to 10years but typically live for 5 they have a mature hight of 20ft some times my Musa will put out a slightly smaller leaf i was going to ask some one about that my self but your plant looks pretty healthy id just make sure its getting enough water, food and light.

dablo93
09-14-2008, 09:44 AM
it seems that the long leaves are from the winter, when it was inside and the new leaves are from outside and they adapt to the weather?