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Old 04-30-2007, 01:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi All,
Thanks for all the great info on successfully growing bananas in cold climates.
I have been growing what is supposed to be a dwarf orinoco for the past two years. I recently took it out of storage and planted it in ground. I am hoping it will fruit this year. I may be in for a dissapointment though because the pseudostem height is 10ft and I have read that they bloom at 8ft.

Has anyone else experienced a D.O. growing this tall?

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Old 04-30-2007, 02:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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yes. there are significant variations even within the same clump when it comes to fruiting height.
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:56 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I have one in fruit now that is the first pseudostem of the mat and the pseudostem is about 6' tall.

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Default Re: Dwarf Orinoco Blooming Height

JoeReal and tlturbo- Thanks for the responses.
I was hoping for something that bloomed consistently a little shorter. If I get a bloom this year maybe the next one will be shorter.

Joe- Any theories as to why there is such height variation in the same clump?

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The natural variation can also be influenced by your growing conditions. I had some tall Brazilians that got to over 30 feet because of shading.

On a similar note, has anybody had a spontaneous mutation (sport) in any of their clumps?

I would imaging that extreme conditions are the largest instigation of sporting?

Maybe extremely favorable conditions can do it just as easily as not so favorable conditions?

I bought a hybrid long stem rose that got ignored and "died". I hit it with some water and up came a little white tea rose...
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I am so excited! My dwarf orinoco is finally blooming.

I grew it from a tissue-culture plant I bought in May 2005.
Right now the plant only has four leaves.
Does it have a chance of ripening fruit by my Oct. 15 frost date?
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