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Gabe15 · 08-31-2007, 05:05 PM

All banana species pup differently, yours is still a somewhat juvenile plant, its not mature at all yet. Some species (such as basjoo) pup early and often, and other take their time. And just because a Musa can pup, it doesnt mean it has to. If it has unfavorable pupping conditions then it may not pup, or pup rarely. In a few cases I have had bananas flower in containers without ever sending up pups until after the flowering cycle was finished.

ps- I said it has some balbisiana qualities about it, I'm not identifying it as balbisiana. You will have to wait for a flower for an ID.

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