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Buckles
04-15-2009, 08:05 PM
Today I was changing the soil in my banana plant and down at the bottom of the roots was what looks like a new plant. It is green and pointed at top with a white bulb at the bottom with roots coming out of it. It is maybe 2 inches tall.

From what I understand about pups is that they grow out of the mother plant and this was completely separate.

I placed a picture of it below:

http://www.sportsowner.com/Kim/pup.jpg

My questions are:
1) Is this a pup?
2) If not, what is it?
3) If so, is there any way to save it this early?

just j
04-15-2009, 08:12 PM
if its a little pup u might have broke off repoting plant it it has roots it wil grow

TomK
04-15-2009, 08:52 PM
Had the same thing happen not too long ago. Stick it in a pot with the pointy part out...will take awhile but it should grow.

Tog Tan
04-16-2009, 01:05 AM
Hi Buckles,
I am not surprised by what you found as 'naners are real tough and their efforts to survive don't stop surprising me. Last week I was walking near a place where a couple of Pisang Serendah aka Dwarf Cavendish were removed and saw a tiny plant on the ground. Upon closer look, it turned out to be a tiny piece of Corm which was broken off during the removal which grew into a pup. There was barely enough soil to cover it and yet it is growing. I call this a Corm 'Flake'. I took it home and had it potted.
Just go easy on the water with your new pup.

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16110><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16678 border=0></a>

Buckles
04-16-2009, 11:19 PM
Thank you very much. It was so bizarre.

I put the little guy in a small pot. It is great though. The mama has been through so much lately (gnats, cold) it is good to see a spring of hope.