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Darkman · 08-14-2010, 05:44 PM

I know that once a banana blooms they usually die at least that p-stem does and I know that there is a relationhip between how many leaves a plant has produced and when it blooms. Also the leaf production is directly related to environmental conditions, so what happens with a Orinoco that is close to the leaf requirement count has cold weather burn the leaves and then the next spring it sets just two or three leaves before blooming? Would the plant have any chance of producing edible fruit or would they be stunted and probably just bloom with no fruit set?

Thanks Charles

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