How do you propagate Maurellii?

PaulOdin · 07-25-2006, 07:34 PM

Yeah, I found a 5' plant at a nursery in Ozark. Alabama, and am finding all kinds of contradictory information on line. It doesn't pup? Seeds produce a green, rather than red, plant? The corm can/cannot be divided to produce new plants? My curiousity is way ahead of my need, but I 'assume' from what I've read that when it finally goes to seed my only option for more red plants will be to chop up the corm and plant several chunks?
Thanks in advance for any information.

banana_fun · 08-01-2006, 10:40 PM

Try this

Splitting the corm

PaulOdin · 08-02-2006, 01:24 PM

Thanks for the link. I'd read that back before I knew what a maurelii was, and forgotten it.
Did you ever try the corm chopping process on an ensete? I did it w/ an Orinoco. sorta by accident, and the broken off chunk has produced several pups. From what I can find on line, I expect to chop up the corm into something like 6" cubes, and see if I can get new plants. Possibly before it flowers? I don't know enough yet, but should have a year or so to work it out.

Paul

MediaHound · 02-25-2007, 07:23 PM

http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Ensete_ventricosum_'Maurelii'

I promise this is last thread that I'll update today with the link to the Maurelii page in the wiki

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PaulOdin Muddy handed ditch digger Location: Leesburg, FL Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 137 BananaBucks : 82,952 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: How do you propagate Maurellii? Thanks for the link. I'd read that back before I knew what a maurelii was, and forgotten it. Did you ever try the corm chopping process on an ensete? I did it w/ an Orinoco. sorta by accident, and the broken off chunk has produced several pups. From what I can find on line, I expect to chop up the corm into something like 6" cubes, and see if I can get new plants. Possibly before it flowers? I don't know enough yet, but should have a year or so to work it out. Paul

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