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Old 07-29-2012, 12:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Bought 3 of these a few week ago- I am thinking they are musa basjoo- any thoughts. I am in zone 9- they seem to be doing quite well thus far- any idea if they will produce pups, or is propagation from the "death flower" seeds only? thanks in advance. Ken

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Old 07-29-2012, 12:57 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Propagation by pups (If basjoo)

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I know- sorry- I am using a Mac, and cannot seem to find the URL associated with the picture- I will keep trying
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finally got the pic up- any ideas on what type of banana this is- slight waxy under surface on new unfolding leaves only- SEE FIRST POST FOR PIC
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Looks like a Basjoo to me. Yes, Basjoo will produce a lot of pups.
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awesome- thanks- the guy I bought it from said that he would wait for the tree to flower (7-8 yrs) he would then let it (the whole tree) die off, and collect the seeds- he never mentioned the pups- I know my ethiopian bananas produce pups, so this is what I was hoping for. I am assuming this will take some time (to produce pups) as the tree matures. thanks again.
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It shouldn't take that much time to produce pups if you water it and fertilize it correctly. In your zone, you could expect a bloom in 1.5 to 2 years. In fact, I think you should try your luck at some edible bananas.
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I was just researching California Gold- this seems like a first great (edible) option- any thoughts. thanks again. Ken
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Looks like an ensete ventricosum to me, a cousin of bananas (musa). If it is a basjoo you will see lots of pups soon, but if it is an ensete it will not pup, which is why he mentioned cultivation from seeds
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[Ensete Ventricosum] - I haven't Ensete but it looks like...
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Thanks a lot- this helps things make sense- guess its is time to move onto 'real' bananas
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Well, it could be Ensete Ventricosum. I said Basjoo because I assumed it has a deficiency of some sort. Now that I think of it, it looks more like EV.

And try Dwarf Namwah, that's a great tasting edible that will do well in your area.
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Ibet you can get it to pup if you destroy the main growing point and also cut it off at the ground like I do with the ensete maurelii. But you might not want to destroy such a nice plant.
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And try Dwarf Namwah, that's a great tasting edible that will do well in your area.
Can Dwarf Namwah go up to -8C (17.6 degrees)?
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