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Old 09-15-2011, 02:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Forcing plant to pup

You can, but it takes some nerve to do it. You have to completely destroy the growing point of the plant like I did with this ensete.
ensete maurelii red-creating pups

That being said--I did it with a 1.5 year old ae ae last year.
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