No pups yet....should I be worried?

*Dearly Depotted* · 05-04-2021, 10:51 PM

I have a couple Basjoos & an Apple Manzano that are pretty tall now. The Basjoos are at least 6’ and the Apple is about 8’. However, they haven’t had any pups yet. Should I be worried? Could it be b/c they’ve been in the house all winter? Thanks in advance!

Valor_X · 05-05-2021, 07:30 AM

Different varieties send out a lot more pups than others.
Also if they were near dormant inside the house they won't be sending out any pups. The corm needs to be actively growing with warm temperatures.

I have several bananas that have not pupped yet and I also have several that pup like crazy.

For me I have found these varieties send out several suckers like crazy - Orinoco, Dwarf Cavendish, Niño

I'm growing 2 different Manzano I got last year - one was a Tissue Culture and the other a true sword pup I bought online.
Surprisingly the sword sucker has not given me a pup yet but the Tissue Culture one has - just one though.

sirdoofus · 05-05-2021, 08:53 AM

Don't know about the manzano, but if your basjoo is healthy, it is only a matter of time before you have pups coming out the.........there will be a lot of pups,, don't worry

*Dearly Depotted* · 05-05-2021, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valor_X

Different varieties send out a lot more pups than others.
Also if they were near dormant inside the house they won't be sending out any pups. The corm needs to be actively growing with warm temperatures.

I have several bananas that have not pupped yet and I also have several that pup like crazy.

For me I have found these varieties send out several suckers like crazy - Orinoco, Dwarf Cavendish, Niño

I'm growing 2 different Manzano I got last year - one was a Tissue Culture and the other a true sword pup I bought online.
Surprisingly the sword sucker has not given me a pup yet but the Tissue Culture one has - just one though.

You know now that you mention it, it does make sense that some varieties pup more often than others! I am so relieved to know that you have a couple plants that haven’t pupped yet! Whew! It’s pretty interesting that the TC has had a pup but the sword pup didn’t! Too !

Thank you veyr much for the reassuring words! I feel much better now!

*Dearly Depotted* · 05-05-2021, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirdoofus

Don't know about the manzano, but if your basjoo is healthy, it is only a matter of time before you have pups coming out the.........there will be a lot of pups,, don't worry

Thanks so much for the uplifting message! I definitely feel so much better now!

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Valor_X Location: Texas Zone: 9A Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 701 BananaBucks : 102,684 Feedback: 1 / 67% Said "Thanks" 1,203 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 489 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 44 Times	Re: No pups yet....should I be worried? Different varieties send out a lot more pups than others. Also if they were near dormant inside the house they won't be sending out any pups. The corm needs to be actively growing with warm temperatures. I have several bananas that have not pupped yet and I also have several that pup like crazy. For me I have found these varieties send out several suckers like crazy - Orinoco, Dwarf Cavendish, Niño I'm growing 2 different Manzano I got last year - one was a Tissue Culture and the other a true sword pup I bought online. Surprisingly the sword sucker has not given me a pup yet but the Tissue Culture one has - just one though. __________________ Varieties I'm Growing From Corm/Pup Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niño ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart Plantains Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn From TC Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol

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