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Old 04-10-2007, 05:57 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Pollinating question

Ensete maurelii can flower in 2 to 8 years. I have one currently flowering at the age of 4 years. In my experience over the last 15 years, it depends on the amount of sun, heat and water they receive. It seems to me that the warmer the climate, the sooner it will come to flower. I have had one grow 10 feet in one year and flower the next. As far as pollinating. You need more then one to get seed. And i think they have to bloom at around or the same time. I do not think the pollen last very long in storage either.
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