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02-07-2015, 12:39 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Do all Musa send up pups?
This may be a newb question but do all musa send up pups?
I'm trying my hand at growing from seed this year and have bought some different musa seeds. I've got 4 pups from 2 Basjoos overwintering and feel cutting the pups off is the easiest/laziest way of keeping some for planting out again. |
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Re: Do all Musa send up pups?
yes.
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Re: Do all Musa send up pups?
Well, Ensetes doesn't, but they aren't technically Musas, so I agree with Richard.
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Re: Do all Musa send up pups?
Some more prolific than others...depending on your zone.
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Re: Do all Musa send up pups?
I don't know what the limits are for "technically", but Ensete is listed as a member of the Musaceae Family and produce fruit like regular bananas. And no, as you say, they do not produce side shoots or suckers.
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Re: Do all Musa send up pups?
Yes, that's right. "Technically" means "assuming that you are referring to 'Musa' intended as proper botanical taxon". A bit redundant, but i have seen for sale some Ensetes listed as Musas (Musa maurelli is pretty common), so I did think that the fact was worth mentioning. Buying a Musa maurelli hoping to reproduce it by pup, can be a little tricky (even if doable).
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