New banana plant rapidly pupping

mcfly · 07-30-2019, 07:23 PM

Hey Guys,

I found a banana plant from a friend's neighbor's house and planted it in the ground about 1 month ago. Since then, the main plant has not had a new leaf yet (seems to be emerging super slow).

However, I have about 6 new pups from this plant that are rapidly growing. I have not seen this rapid growth with any other type of banana that I have so far.

Anyone else seen this or may be able to identify this one? I'll try to take a picture of the neighbors friend's house of the mature plants. The plants in his yard are all tightly together in one huge mat.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hf4ryutb66..._pups.jpg?dl=0

mcfly

Gabe15 · 07-30-2019, 08:51 PM

The only thing likely to be sending out suckers that far away is Musa itinerans. A
photo of the larger plant will help ID. Strange though that your neighbors is a tight mat and yours is spreading, M. basjoo can sometimes be variable like this, could explain it. Is it possible your neighbors plant is in a confined space?

mcfly · 08-01-2019, 01:52 PM

I just checked this morning, and there appear to be 6-7 pups from this one plant I planted a month ago--insane!

So the house it came from, they have a lot of bananas all together. The ground was hard when I used a shovel to get the one out that I got.

I was able to snap a couple of pictures of the mature ones. See below.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jik5nrpva..._8278.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0mqtbpywjw..._8275.jpg?dl=0

mcfly

Akula · 08-01-2019, 02:44 PM

Wow. Those plants are really dense/packed together. Looks cool. Leaves seem to be pretty vertical.

07-30-2019, 07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcfly Location: Northern California - East Bay Zone: PST Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 36 BananaBucks : 10,817 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 44 Times in 20 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	New banana plant rapidly pupping Hey Guys, I found a banana plant from a friend's neighbor's house and planted it in the ground about 1 month ago. Since then, the main plant has not had a new leaf yet (seems to be emerging super slow). However, I have about 6 new pups from this plant that are rapidly growing. I have not seen this rapid growth with any other type of banana that I have so far. Anyone else seen this or may be able to identify this one? I'll try to take a picture of the neighbors friend's house of the mature plants. The plants in his yard are all tightly together in one huge mat. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hf4ryutb66..._pups.jpg?dl=0 mcfly __________________ Currently growing: Basjoo Blue Java "Ice Cream" Recently started: Black Thai Saba Mekong Giant Ensete Glaucum “Snow Banana” Variegated Florida - non AEAE ?Mystery banana? Maybe Senorita Maybe Namwa Dwarf Brazillian Red Zebrina Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'

07-30-2019, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gabe15 Moderator Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Oahu, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 12 Name: Gabe Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,892 BananaBucks : 13,340,685 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 8,237 Times in 2,200 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: New banana plant rapidly pupping The only thing likely to be sending out suckers that far away is Musa itinerans. A photo of the larger plant will help ID. Strange though that your neighbors is a tight mat and yours is spreading, M. basjoo can sometimes be variable like this, could explain it. Is it possible your neighbors plant is in a confined space? __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.

08-01-2019, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
mcfly Location: Northern California - East Bay Zone: PST Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 36 BananaBucks : 10,817 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 44 Times in 20 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: New banana plant rapidly pupping I just checked this morning, and there appear to be 6-7 pups from this one plant I planted a month ago--insane! So the house it came from, they have a lot of bananas all together. The ground was hard when I used a shovel to get the one out that I got. I was able to snap a couple of pictures of the mature ones. See below. https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jik5nrpva..._8278.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/0mqtbpywjw..._8275.jpg?dl=0 mcfly __________________ Currently growing: Basjoo Blue Java "Ice Cream" Recently started: Black Thai Saba Mekong Giant Ensete Glaucum “Snow Banana” Variegated Florida - non AEAE ?Mystery banana? Maybe Senorita Maybe Namwa Dwarf Brazillian Red Zebrina Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'

08-01-2019, 02:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Akula Location: Pensacola, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9a Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,236 BananaBucks : 70,765 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,540 Times Was Thanked 2,381 Times in 809 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 128 Times	Re: New banana plant rapidly pupping Wow. Those plants are really dense/packed together. Looks cool. Leaves seem to be pretty vertical.

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