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lorax · 07-31-2007, 03:46 PM

Hi there! I've been fairly successful at ID'ing my other nanners, but these have thrown me.

The "Big" banana is over 18' tall, with the tip of the inflorescence currently hovering about 15' in the air. It only just started blooming yesterday. I suspect it of being a platano (plantain) by the tree height and bloom size, but one of its followers (a 6' tall pup) recently finished throwing dessert-style maduros (classic bananas) which I have hung in my shed to ripen up.

The "Little" banana is a hair over 8' at the tallest leaf tip; the top of the bunch is about 6' up. It's been going about 2 weeks, and there are close to 150 bananas on the bunch already. I'm a bit alarmed, since it's tipping the tree over, and so I'm going to cut the flower off tonight (and eat that) to prevent it from over-producing and breaking the trunk. Then I'll prop up the plant and hope for the best.

Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 308,581 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	A couple of unkown nanners Hi there! I've been fairly successful at ID'ing my other nanners, but these have thrown me. The "Big" banana is over 18' tall, with the tip of the inflorescence currently hovering about 15' in the air. It only just started blooming yesterday. I suspect it of being a platano (plantain) by the tree height and bloom size, but one of its followers (a 6' tall pup) recently finished throwing dessert-style maduros (classic bananas) which I have hung in my shed to ripen up. The "Little" banana is a hair over 8' at the tallest leaf tip; the top of the bunch is about 6' up. It's been going about 2 weeks, and there are close to 150 bananas on the bunch already. I'm a bit alarmed, since it's tipping the tree over, and so I'm going to cut the flower off tonight (and eat that) to prevent it from over-producing and breaking the trunk. Then I'll prop up the plant and hope for the best. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!