polinating Basjoo flowers

bikoro child · 04-29-2008, 02:49 AM

Hi you all...You remember i had a basjoo flower which spent all the winter time under a protection.Now that flower helps me for pollinating a second flower coming from these last weeks....Here's how to pollinate a flower Basjoo ... Reminder: when the flower bud opens this are the female flowers that appear in the first they consist of a pistil of a reservoir nectar translucent (the taste is sweet water available insect pollinators) and the draft of bananas Then the flower continues to open up while pushing on a rod serrated: there appear to male flowers with stamens and pollen and always with a small translucent container nectar ... The trouble is that when the male flowers appear to be the female flowers are already faded and pollination is not possible, we understand that pollination is possible only if a second flower has existed for a little while ... If these flowers are close enough so the bees can be successful pollination, but it is best to do it manually

female flowers

male flowers(the pic is very dark ,sorry)

pollinating

Raules · 04-29-2008, 05:23 AM

Very interestingly about pollination. I hope you receive fruits Musa basjoo with seeds. Success!

dablo93 · 04-29-2008, 08:34 AM

good to see that the flower survived the winter, now it haves a whole growing season to make bananas

thanks for explainig how to polinate it.

Dean W. · 04-29-2008, 10:21 AM

bikoro child, congrats on your flowering banana.

Dean

griphuz · 04-29-2008, 03:46 PM

Very nice experiment, it would be nice to see if it will set viable seed!
Regards,
Remko.

mskitty38583 · 04-29-2008, 04:37 PM

congrats on th eflower. now we hope you get fruit!

Basjoofriend · 05-20-2008, 02:40 AM

Hi,
I also try it in Brazil. But I must see, how I get Musa basjoo into Brazil. It's the importantest species to breed hardy fruit banana varieties. I already have sent seeds of Musa sikkimensis, velutina, ingens and Helen's Hybrid to my housekeeper to Brazil with success and without problems. And I will order seeds late July at Rarepalm Seeds and let ship them to Brazil.

I also have a new website about Brazil, but still only in German, Portuguese and English versions are planned. If you do understand and speak Germen, then it will be not a problem, the link is Jardim de Banana Lucianópolis

Best wishes
Basjoofriend

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Raules Member Raules's Photo Gallery Location: Irkutsk, Russia Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Andrei Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,699 BananaBucks : 178,622 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 676 Times Was Thanked 754 Times in 184 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: polinating Basjoo flowers Very interestingly about pollination. I hope you receive fruits Musa basjoo with seeds. Success! __________________ Tropical agriculturist

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Basjoofriend Member Basjoofriend's Photo Gallery Location: Lucianópolis-BRAZIL Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: 01 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 926 BananaBucks : 192,191 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 138 Times Was Thanked 266 Times in 123 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: polinating Basjoo flowers Hi, I also try it in Brazil. But I must see, how I get Musa basjoo into Brazil. It's the importantest species to breed hardy fruit banana varieties. I already have sent seeds of Musa sikkimensis, velutina, ingens and Helen's Hybrid to my housekeeper to Brazil with success and without problems. And I will order seeds late July at Rarepalm Seeds and let ship them to Brazil. I also have a new website about Brazil, but still only in German, Portuguese and English versions are planned. If you do understand and speak Germen, then it will be not a problem, the link is Jardim de Banana Lucianópolis Best wishes Basjoofriend

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