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LiamJD
04-16-2009, 05:22 PM
Hi and thank you to all of the people who have obviously given up a lot of time to set up this site.
I am living in SW France, I think zone 8. I am growing Musa Bajoo with no problems and it now has 4 decent stems. I also have Ensete Ventricosum 'Maurelii'. I have got it through two winters now without protecting it except for growing against a west facing wall. Maybe just lucky so far. I am hoping that it will send up a new young shoot that I can dig up and bring indoors next autumn so that if the main plant dies I have something to fall back on. I would also like to propogate a small Ensete Ventricosum 'Maurelii' for a friend. Does anyone have a suggestion to encourage the plant to do this? It has had two summers here now and one year before in UK, so maybe it is 3 years old. It is about 30cm 12" in diameter at the base.

Thanks. Liam

chong
04-16-2009, 05:28 PM
Welcome to the .org, Liam! Looks like you're doing a good job on your plants. There are many threads on propagation of bananas here. Just click the search tab, and type in "propagate", "propagation".

Chironex
04-16-2009, 05:30 PM
Bonjour Liam! The Ensetes do not tend to develop suckers unless the main meristem is damaged. So in order to get another for your friend, you would either have to buy a new plant, grow it from seed or tissue culture it.
Also, your basjoo should do well there.

LilRaverBoi
04-16-2009, 06:10 PM
Welcome to Bananas.org! Enjoy your stay and ask any questions you may have!

Tog Tan
04-16-2009, 06:17 PM
Hi Liam, welcome to the board!

Scot, did you forget the fatal method of obtaining pups from the E maureli which Sandy did?

Liam you can check on this thread;
http://www.bananas.org/f16/ensete-maurelii-red-creating-pups-6166.html

It's fatal for your plant but proven! All the best! :ha:

Caloosamusa
04-16-2009, 06:30 PM
Welcome to the organization Liam!

I'm glad to hear your plants are doing well! Best wishes and welcome to the organization.:2239:

mskitty38583
04-16-2009, 06:54 PM
welcome to the org!!!!:goteam:

Chironex
04-17-2009, 12:53 AM
Hi Liam, welcome to the board!

Scot, did you forget the fatal method of obtaining pups from the E maureli which Sandy did?

Liam you can check on this thread;
http://www.bananas.org/f16/ensete-maurelii-red-creating-pups-6166.html

It's fatal for your plant but proven! All the best! :ha:
Nope, that's what I was referring to in terms of damaging the meristem. Now go back to sleep.:bed::ha:

Tog Tan
04-17-2009, 07:51 AM
Nope, that's what I was referring to in terms of damaging the meristem. Now go back to sleep.:bed::ha:

:ha::ha::ha: Your damaging the meristem was too gentle for me to register! Btw, I went to bed only at 9am (your 8pm last nite) and was busy potting up a whole load of seedlings so I missed this till now.

Chironex
04-17-2009, 12:18 PM
:ha::ha::ha: Your damaging the meristem was too gentle for me to register! Btw, I went to bed only at 9am (your 8pm last nite) and was busy potting up a whole load of seedlings so I missed this till now.

Ok, just for you Tog,

The only way to get these pugacious plants to pup is to unmercifully mash, beat, slice, dice and trample all over the meristem. Turn it into a war zone, and carve the center of the bloody plant base into a pulpy mass of seething raw hamburger. Then place four totems at 13 cm intervals at each corner, drizzle with chicken blood and lizard eyeball aqueous humor in a circle around the plant, get a Haitian Voodoo shaman to dance around the plant for 13 minutes, and utter curses in tongues.
It will pup like a banshee!

:02::0517::ha::ha::ha:

Bob
04-17-2009, 12:45 PM
I'm at my desk raising my hand like a school kid screaming" THREAD DERAILING TOG STARTED IT!!!!!! I'M TELLING"

Chironex
04-17-2009, 02:28 PM
I'm at my desk raising my hand like a school kid screaming" THREAD DERAILING TOG STARTED IT!!!!!! I'M TELLING"

And here I thought you were one of US? Shhhhh, Tog's sleeping - don't want to wake the beast. :ha::ha::ha:

Tog Tan
04-17-2009, 02:41 PM
And here I thought you were one of US? Shhhhh, Tog's sleeping - don't want to wake the beast. :ha::ha::ha:

I told ya Scot, Bob's the closet one! He will without a thought jump in for the bash and we are the ones who will face the law later. :ha:

Hey, it's only 3.40am here, still early. I just repotted a bunch of Musa balbisiana Gigantea sdlgs.

Dalmatiansoap
04-17-2009, 03:02 PM
Uupss... battle field!!!
:woohoonaner:

Bob
04-17-2009, 03:25 PM
I told ya Scot, Bob's the closet one! He will without a thought jump in for the bash and we are the ones who will face the law later. :ha:.

Who? huh.....me?