A wonder of Basjoo fruits

asacomm · 06-26-2008, 03:16 AM

The picture shows the basjoo fruits that seem to keep growing entirely
without any leaves which died back during the winter, and the pseudostem
and the flower bud successffully overwintered and flowered in the mid April.
Since then it has kept growing and become round shaped showing a possi-
bility of pollination.
Normally it would die back within 2 months or so if without leaves and not
pollinated. The leaves in the back are from other pseudostems and not from
this stem.

Does anybody have an answer why it is still alive?

hydrojeff · 06-26-2008, 06:58 AM

is there any green on the p-stem?

Bananaman88 · 06-26-2008, 07:14 AM

Any green left in the pstem could be conducting photosynthesis and feeding the fruits and I'd say it's likely that the main stalk is feeding off of the pup now.

Tropicallvr · 06-26-2008, 08:46 AM

Those look kinda pollinated. Did you have any other Musa flowering at the same time?

mskitty38583 · 06-26-2008, 10:40 AM

wow, congrats on the fruits!!! the only explination i can come up with( being new to nanas) is that life will find a way. that is so awesome.

Dean W. · 06-26-2008, 02:24 PM

Conrats on the fruit!

asacomm · 06-26-2008, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hydrojeff

is there any green on the p-stem?

Yes,the pseudostem is green and alive although it is covered by the old dried
shieths. Now I do understand that is why it conducts photosynthesis, thus
feeding the fruits.

Thanx for all.

Gabe15 · 06-26-2008, 09:14 PM

Sometimes you will see flowering shoots last long after the leaves have died, and especially if there are maturing fruit on the plant, it will continue to be supported by the rest of the plant (other shoots). I have seen this most commonly with M. balbisiana and M. basjoo.

asacomm · 06-26-2008, 10:38 PM

Thanks Gabe.
Your explanation made it more clear why it happened.
Yes, there are a lot of shoots with the same rhizome.

dablo93 · 06-27-2008, 12:24 PM

good to see!
is it maybe a cross with another plant?
what was your lowest tempearture this winter?

asacomm · 06-27-2008, 06:32 PM

Hi dablo93

Thanks for your post.
The onlhy thing I know is that this is a kind of traditional Basjoo that has wild
planted for many many years of time, and I really don't know if this is a cross
wih some other kind. They are usually as tall as 3m or so.

The lowest temprature of this winter was about minus3deg.C(Zone9b?)

Raules · 06-27-2008, 11:25 PM

Yes, it is interesting to look. I saw flowering Musa basjoo, a minimum with two leafs. And here one stem. Thanks for the information.

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