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Valor_X 04-11-2022 09:02 PM

Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
One of my mothers Orinoco's bloomed shortly after it warmed up.
It basically only has the flag leaf and a small piece of a regular leaf that was broken off by wind.
So far the bananas seem to be developing so I'll post progress later.


chong 04-14-2022 03:39 AM

Re: Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
That's OK, especially if there are other plants in the same mat. When my grandmother used to force her bananas to fruit at a low height, she would cut the tallest plant in a mat at a certain height, leaving only the trunk. After a few weeks, the middle of the stalk will emerge leafless, followed by inflorescence, which turns downward, followed by fruit. The other plants in the mat provides nutrients to the bare plant. Your plant looks healthy and its only April. Your area gets warm in the summer, so I would think that your fruits will/can ripen before the cold season.

Chong

AaronTT 04-14-2022 07:09 AM

Re: Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
I keep hearing that a banana plant can mature fruits, even if it had little to no leaves, but has a pup with leaves. My experience has shown this to be incorrect. In fact, this year my Saba bloomed right after a freeze, that killed the leaves. Despite having two pups with leaves in the mat, the fruit did not mature. This has happened twice.
I would love to see some evidence.

chong 04-14-2022 08:32 PM

Re: Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by AaronTT (Post 347611)
I keep hearing that a banana plant can mature fruits, even if it had little to no leaves, but has a pup with leaves. My experience has shown this to be incorrect. In fact, this year my Saba bloomed right after a freeze, that killed the leaves. Despite having two pups with leaves in the mat, the fruit did not mature. This has happened twice.
I would love to see some evidence.

Please see the photos and narrative in the attached article:
https://goldengategarden.typepad.com...s_banana_.html

Note that the fruiting pseudostem is leafless, but the other p-stems with leaves.

Chong

Valor_X 04-27-2022 09:28 AM

Re: Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
No more hands and no change in 2 weeks


wstrickland1 04-27-2022 11:29 AM

Re: Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
I think they'll fill out

Valor_X 05-18-2022 10:05 AM

Re: Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
My mother cut off the bud in hopes it would help them fill out but it's been over a month now with little progress even with plenty of huge 10ft+ pups next to it.

RIP naked bloom


AaronTT 05-20-2022 07:06 AM

Re: Almost Naked Orinoco Bloom
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by chong (Post 347618)
Please see the photos and narrative in the attached article:
https://goldengategarden.typepad.com...s_banana_.html

Note that the fruiting pseudostem is leafless, but the other p-stems with leaves.

Chong

Thank you for your response. Can you tell me how big the bananas were when you happened upon them? Is the pic you posted, a photo of when you spotted them?


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