View Full Version : Will Bananas Always Grow Straight Up?
BullShark
08-19-2009, 03:44 AM
The soil has settled around a few of my recently planted bananas in such a way that they have a slight lean. This got me wondering, do bananas always grow straight up? I can't really ever remember a banana growing with a lean unless it was seriously crowded. Will they straighten themselves out as their roots develop?
chong
08-19-2009, 11:14 AM
They grow straight up unless the plant is in the shade and the source of light is coming from only one direction. In that case, the plant will lean towards the source of light. In an open area, in the ground, the plant will grow vertically.
bencelest
08-19-2009, 11:36 AM
Unless something is blocking the growth like a rock or concrete.
LilRaverBoi
08-19-2009, 02:12 PM
Most of mine grow pretty straight up....but my Siam Ruby has a definite lean to it. It gets plenty of light and isn't any more shaded than the others, but it leans very far toward the South (even though the sun is pretty high overhead). I'm not sure why, but since it's in a container, I just rotate it 180 every so often to get it to grow more straight. Guess it's not so easy to do that to a plant in the ground, huh? LOL.
djmb74
08-19-2009, 02:18 PM
I had the same problem with the TC ice cream and apple banana I have they leaned towards the south and when I re potted them I straightened them out and now I rotate them as well.
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