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Old 07-07-2016, 07:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hey everyone,

Can anyone tell me if I have a basjoo sword sucker or water sucker here? Or is it too early to tell? I just learned about the two and now I'm curious lol. Thanks!





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Old 07-08-2016, 12:20 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Thanks for the photo.
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You have a baby nana -
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Thanks for the replies!
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looks like its gonna be a water. leaves are getting pretty fat too soon. best of luck
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What do you think now that it grew some?



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Definitely a water sucker
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Yeah, it's definitely a water sucker. I'd leave it to fill the lower space back in with leaves. It'll help to shade the mama's stem and the ground around it as well.
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Thanks for the help everyone. So does this mean it will not grow into a mature banana tree? I've read threads they say both answers. Thanks!
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Not sure about that, but they have their place. Use for low bushes or to keep leaves around the stem.
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Hello Brah,

Try digging it up and planting it in a pot to see what happens. Tom
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I was going to let it get about or over two feet before I removed it from the mother corm and put it in a pot for over winter. it has a second leaf coming out of the small p-stem already so hopefully it wont be long after I fertilize them.
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I took up two ~18" water suckers last week. Each one had 4 pencil thick roots 6-12 inches long. I imagine letting it get to 2 feet should put it is a pretty good place.
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If you dug them up, you should replant them now. They'll do better.
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I thought this is a water sucker
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It is.
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Sword suckers, at least on my one bigger plant, come up bigger around than my thumb, and grow fast for the first 3-4 feet. In a month they will be 3 feet tall and as thick as my arm at ground level.
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In my opinion, this entire discussion is about terminology invented by marketeers.

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So called water suckers are just a symptom of poor care and fertilization. Feed either of them properly and the sprout will develop normally. I have not had water sucker symptoms for well over a decade.
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