Dwarfing a banana plant?

fisherking73 · 11-11-2018, 05:11 PM

Could have sworn I read a post somewhere in here that someone dwarfed some of their banana plants. Have searched the topic and youtube and have found nothing specific to any process of dwarfing. Did I read wrong? Or is there an actual way to keep banana plants small similar to regular pruning of regular fruit trees to control size.

shibadibadoo · 11-11-2018, 07:29 PM

I had a plant that was 12 feet tall where the stem snapped. I cut it to 3 and now its put out 6 more leaves and stands fine at 7 feet. I don't know when it'll flower as it'll probably die during winter.

WonderKeeper · 11-13-2018, 03:38 AM

That would be more like fall into Bonsai Banana technique and not so call "Dwarfing" . You can cut back to 3'- 5' as you like and let it regrown. Take out the old out layer trunk that was cut. It will regrow back to its height, if you like it to make fruit. Do the same thing and put it in a pot as Bonsai and it stay very very small. You got to keep up with removing the trunk layers . No evident yet to prove it will set fruit as Bonsai...You can keep its size control ,but if you like it to set fruit, then you may let it grow back to its original size.. Just like you buy a banana plant that was cut back to fit in a shipping box. After planting for months , years... It will grow back to its original height and set fruit.

aruzinsky · 11-13-2018, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by fisherking73

Could have sworn I read a post somewhere in here that someone dwarfed some of their banana plants. Have searched the topic and youtube and have found nothing specific to any process of dwarfing. Did I read wrong? Or is there an actual way to keep banana plants small similar to regular pruning of regular fruit trees to control size.

See my posts:

Ornata Bronze

I also extra dwarfed a naturally dwarf, M. 'Truly Tiny', by applying a drench of uniconazole:

The one on the right was treated and the one on the left is a control.

cincinnana · 12-02-2018, 09:27 PM

[quote=fisherking73;320315 Or is there an actual way to keep banana plants small similar to regular pruning of regular fruit trees to control size.[/QUOTE]

For me ....I will keep a plant in a small container until final grow out.
Small container equals a small plant.

aruzinsky · 12-03-2018, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cincinnana

For me ....I will keep a plant in a small container until final grow out.
Small container equals a small plant.

But, a plant stunted that way is unlikely to bloom while small. When dwarfed with a gibberellin antagonist, a plant is much more likely to bloom while small.

cincinnana · 12-04-2018, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by aruzinsky

But, a plant stunted that way is unlikely to bloom while small. When dwarfed with a gibberellin antagonist, a plant is much more likely to bloom while small.

Agreed....and they do not eat much

Could be a dwarf. by Hostafarian, on Flickr

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