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Old 12-20-2008, 03:18 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Joy Re: Musa acuminata subsp truncata

Hi Andrei,
As far as I know M/a ssp malaccensis flower all year round. I don't know about the M/a ssp microcarpa as it is not from my area. I suppose it only flowers when it gets real big like the M/a ssp truncata. I figure due to the cold, the highland subsp take a longer time grow. This was confirmed by the people at the Central highlands that M/a ssp truncata grows very big and takes a long time to flower.
Here, at the lowlands, M/a ssp malaccensis can even flower at about 7ft p/stem height and a diameter of even 4-5 inches.
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