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Old 07-11-2008, 10:40 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Cut the leaves? Then plant the leaves? Will it live? Are bananas like sedum wherein you can cut a leaf then plant them and it will live?

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No, she's referring to cutting off a pup from the mother plant. When doing so, it's fine to cut off the leaves of the transplant because it will roll out new ones. Leaves of bananas do not root or form new plants. New plants come out of the ground near the main banana plant.
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