Banana Palm issue (forum)

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Time: 16th April 2012 7:58am

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John I. says...
Hi Beth,

It looks to me like some kind of abyssinian banana plant. The plant is ornamental and won't produce eddible bananas. But it does produce a flower, which it looks like yours is in the process of doing.

Time: 16th April 2012 9:36am

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coastie says...
Hi Beth, dont cut it off, if you can prop it up and secure the tree upright.I have known bananas to fruit in Melbourne. it could be a flower and a flower can produce fruit.

Time: 16th April 2012 9:59am

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trikus says...
John is correct , it is a decorative species Ensete ventricosum or Abyssinian Banana . I am pretty certain these do not get suckers so enjoy the large flowers and save some seed . It might need props to support ther massive infl. and yes good idea tie it up to fence , but ensure you tie very high up .

Time: 16th April 2012 10:21am

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BethC says...
Thank you so much everyone - I'll have a look at it tonight (I haven't actually looked into the thing that's hanging over so it could be a flower!). Nice to find out what the variety is.

Time: 16th April 2012 2:47pm

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John I. says...
Beth, when the flower emerges can you take a photo and post it in this forum?

Time: 16th April 2012 4:18pm

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trikus says...
These act. struggle in the wet tropics , just to much rain for them . This one flowered at a friends on the tablelands .
Trunk can get very fat under ideaL CONDITIONS , the fat red belly [ ventricose ] and red leaf ribs are very distinctive . Also the fact that it has no suckers . They are always wanted by keen gardeners and have not been available for a while [ supposedly ]
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Time: 16th April 2012 8:22pm

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John Mc says...
The Abyssinian Banana I had many years ago never threw any suckers but produced plenty of large black seeds.

Time: 16th April 2012 9:50pm

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BethC says...
I'd be more than happy to post a picture when/if it flowers. I'm not sure if it will struggle given I've had to prop it up. I did have a quick look inside it last night and I could see small white stamen running around the centre bit. I found this website last night that talks about the flowering stages - they say the plant flowers once then dies? I hope not!

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/enseteventrico.htm

Time: 17th April 2012 8:21am

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trikus says...
It IS flowering Beth .You must be in a frost free area to get it this stage Beth , good luck and I hope you get lots of seeds .. I might try again , after reading that link , they should grow well for me .. Sadly it will flower and die , just like all bananas , but true Musa give suckers .

Time: 17th April 2012 2:10pm

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BethC says...
Thanks trikus - does it mean the flower will die or the whole palm will die?

Time: 18th April 2012 2:28pm

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trikus says...
Sadly the plant will die after seed is mature , this will take a long time .


Time: 19th April 2012 10:41am

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coastie says...
Hi, I am watching and reading this subject with interest, today I transplanted one of my ornamental banana plants into the garden, it is about 1mtr high, I grew it from seed, I didnt know that they die after flowering...

Time: 19th April 2012 9:50pm

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coastie says...
This is my dwarf gold ducasse today after I trimmed some leaf off to let the fruit develope.
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Time: 19th April 2012 10:07pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
That banana tree has a great view!

Time: 19th April 2012 10:44pm

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coastie says...
Yes on a clear day it can see the sea, but today was a bit misty with rain and cloud.

Time: 19th April 2012 11:42pm

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BethC says...
Hi Coastie, How long did it take you to get it to 1 meter tall from seed?

Time: 26th April 2012 8:01am

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Brendan says...
Hi BethC, bananas are grown from 'suckers', a small banana tree.
Search top right on this forum for Banana Suckers.
Although, I have actually seen 'banana seeds' in some fruit many years ago, but I'm sure they would take forever to grow & bear fruit.

Time: 28th April 2012 6:57am

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coastie says...
Hi Beth C, the banana you have we believe is the ornamental abyssinian one and they do not have suckers.The seeds took 3wks to germinate, the first picture is 3mths old and the second picture is 6mths.They grow very quickly when in the ground and full sun and water.
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Time: 28th April 2012 6:30pm

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BethC says...
Progress so far
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Time: 29th April 2012 9:27am

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Rodally71 says...
Hi Beth
We have these palms. They have thrived for 8 years but now are looking unwell after flowering. We have these enormous flowers drooping to one side and not sure what to do. Did you have any luck.

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Time: 29th October 2012 11:30pm

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John Mc says...
Echo-ing Trikis' post up further, all banana plants die after flowering and fruiting.
You could collect the seeds after it has finished and start again?

Time: 30th October 2012 6:56am

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snottiegobble says...
The plant I bought looks just like a small Abyssinian, but it was one of 3 pups for sale so that cancels out seeing that they dont produce suckers!

Time: 1st November 2012 1:15pm

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Islander says...
Hi
Can anyone let me know where to buy Abyssinian Banana plants (in Victoria) or seeds or I'm could swap something back. Thanks

Time: 22nd February 2013 1:33pm

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Evie says...
Can anyone tell me what sort of banana this is?
Will it produce bananas? There is only the one plant. It is growing rapidly, just keeps getting taller and taller.
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Time: 12th January 2014 8:25am

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Jason says...
They are almost impossible to tell what banana they are by looking but I'll need to be at least the height of the roofs gutters before it flowers

Time: 12th January 2014 2:23pm

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rossi says...
i hope this will help u to know more bat the plant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensete_ventricosum

Time: 29th October 2015 6:38pm

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