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Old 05-05-2009, 11:02 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Are these really dwarf?

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Originally Posted by Gabe15 View Post
That fruiting one is so short because it was cut, not because its a dwarf.
Gabe, in prior discussions which you have been involved in, it's been said that cutting back a banana forces it to "reset" and delay fruiting. At Whacking to shorten mature height? you wrote "unless it is close to flowering" it will be reset. Is there some way to gauge how close is close enough, if you're trying to lower fruiting height? Is cutting back a common practice in some places to reduce fruiting height?

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