PROPAGATING BANANA PLANTS | Sword vs. Water Pups | Ice Cream, Apple & GoldFinger

Charles Malki, Biologist & Plant Expert from ivorganics.com/ discusses banana plant propagation, specifically: (1) best time to remove suckers (a/k/a pups), (2) types of suckers (sword vs. water), and (3) general banana care.
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[@matthewraelicudine5326]

I love how enthusiastic he is while he's teaching. Makes you love planting.

[@clintonwilson6870]

good presentation ! thanks

[@SM-gt2rv]

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[@edwardofrias8220]

My brother! Thank you for the video and putting such quality time into this art piece. Very informative and I learned a lot for my Nanners! Best wishes!✌🏽

[@IVOrganic]

You're welcome brother! Glad you enjoyed this lesson on banana care!! Cheers, Charles :-)

[@tatatonio]

I've just subscribed to your videos Charles, and let me chime in with the rest of the comments on here, "Thank you" for posting such well explained, and helpful videos. I have had the same family of 'platano manzano' now for almost 31yrs. taking the pups, and replanting them in my yard, as well as when I've moved in the past. However, and I'm slightly embarrassed to admit this, I have NEVER "fed" my trees (wa! wa! wa! waaaaaaa!) That must be the reason for very little fruit growth. I've been fortunate to have had great soil tho. I have learned a very valuable lesson from you sir, and again "Thank You" for such educational, and helpful videos! Here's hoping that you are well and abundantly blessed!

[@shivakami9293]

Charles is THE best banana guy and often gardens in dress shoes 😁 What a BOSS!!! So grateful for all the info!!💙

[@MrJonniconni]

After just one minute I just knew this was going to be a great informative video, thanks for the info, I've just gone bananes 😉

[@IVOrganic]

Thank you SO MUCH for the compliment John! Charles :-)

[@Mo1991na]

Great video and thank you for showing all the details. I learned few new things which I am grateful for. Here are few things that I did differently with success: -used a “root slayer” shovel while separating the pups, which is sharper and gives a cleaner cut -left the “open wound” of the pup to air for few days to get a protective coat (callous) while providing the rooted part with moist potting soil (some people leave the entire root part to dry out, but I did not want my banana pup to go through that stress without moisture for so long) in order to prevent the rot of the plant -gradually moving the pot from few days in the shade to partial shade and full sun for the hardiness of the new pup -only remove one pup at the time and always leaving three plants minimum in place (this might be on over protective measure, but I like to have my insurance in place if something goes wrong) These tips worked for me. Also, I made the mistake before to get the pups too early and killed all of them. Now I only remove them when they are a bigger size, like 3 ft tall or so.

[@koshyvarghese93]

Searched 8 video and finally found your blog, amazing you know what you doing and thanks for taking time and explaining everything clearly and good work with video.Thanks a lot!! Pls do more video

[@IVOrganic]

Thank you Koshy! With I had more time to share SO MUCH MORE!!!! TRULY appreciate the kind words!!! Charles :-)

[@rafiqa11]

thank you charles, and i do appreciat the fact that your videos or HD. much love and god,s peace be with you.

[@IVOrganic]

Great to hear from you Rafiqa11! Much love and God's peace be with you as well! :-) Charles

[@bubbles8968]

I just want to know WHO doesn't like these videos! They are awesome!

[@wrxsubaru02]

"I can tell we got a lot of roots with this one, check this out!" haha

[@GotoHere]

Never knew the two different types of pups. I’m going to try to separate some pups today in Texas.

[@Brisbanegardener]

I have gotta a banana sucker which I am going to plant today, so i was looking for some information. I found your video which is very informative andgreat one, thanks for sharing.

[@jeanniegriffin1692]

Charles, at the end of the instruction was great when you looked like the cat that caught the canary; as you stated, now you have three pups! So funny🌻🌱🌻

[@IVOrganic]

Glad you liked it Jeannie! Who wouldn't like FREE banana plants!!! It's always fun creating new things in the garden! Thank you for taking the time to write me! :-) Charles

[@paulmckerrow8902]

Awesome video! I have to move some banana suckers and this was very informative thank you.

[@bhaskardas6492]

Yes His explaining is perfect. I liked it. Regarding the ingredients he used they can be substituted with Pottash, Cowdung or goat droppings and lime powder mixed with water to spray on the leaves.

[@anythingplants4434]

Charles. I have been watching you for years, and have been a customer a few times. I’m so excited….. next week I’m moving to a climate where i can grow bananas, and passion fruits, figs, pawpaws etc… I’m just rewatching some of your videos. Thanks again for the content.

[@thesouloftheearth7571]

thank you I learned so many things, I really appreciate it

[@IVOrganic]

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for the compliment! Charles :-)

[@johanna8206]

I realize this is an older video but I'm curious to know what those gorgeous red plants are? Love the contrast against the green banana leaves! ❤

[@LoveNatureforabettertomorrow]

Very well explained. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@soniag4516]

Love your videos neighbor.

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

Thanks for the great video i went out and trimmed my banana trees after watching this

[@jg2467]

I just bought an 8-inch banana plant (Gros Michel). What soil and fertilizers should I give it to grow the best bananas? Also, I hear people talk about drainage, how do I have proper drainage for the plant?

[@foodruraltv]

Hello dear friend so good video

[@peanuts6523]

Hey, I just need to ask you about 2 questions. (1) If my sword sucker takes about 10 months to yield than how long would it take for my water sucker to yield from the same parent plant. (2) Why don't all suckers simply occur as sword suckers, like what's the reason that a plant bears a water sucker or the reason for their appearance.

[@OutWestHomestead]

Thanks so much for this video.

[@serendipitymoments4684]

Very informative and educational. Thanks!

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

Thank you this video was very helpful

[@josearroyo8008]

Um so I was noticing that sprays ingredients and was wondering what was in it since the listed only come to .91% what's the other 98.18% since its listed as total and not water?

[@patriciadianne3859]

The water sprout ended up having the most roots by far which was opposite of the lesson taught in this video. ???

[@jimn2210]

I noticed pine cones on the ground. Did they fall from a neighbor's towering pine? Did you leave them there because they cause no harm? or maybe they are beneficial? Or did you deliberately put them there to confuse me? lol

[@chargermopar]

All I ever used was compost, urine, and for fertilizer stump remover and epsom salts. I use a lawnmower to recycle banana trimmings. Ducks love to eat the leaves.

[@dross10001]

Urine?? Haven't heard of that one yet.

[@chargermopar]

@@dross10001 I have used it for decades, mu banana plants grow HUGE!

[@dross10001]

@@chargermopar Is there a specific kind(animal) or does human urine work?

[@anndebaldo7381]

What do you do with the water suckers? Do they support the mother plant? Should they be left in place?

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Ann, Ultimately, all the suckers (water & sword) need to be removed and balanced to the benefit of your top 1-3 sword suckers. Check out how I removed the suckers most recently here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKDdpoKal7-pjbc Let me know if you have any other questions! Charles :-)

[@WoodenWonders99]

That's funny. I though the 'good looking" sucker was the best. I had three sword suckers next to the mother plant and a water sucker a little further, and I favoured the water sucker because it had beautiful leaves and was growing rapidly. Now I've "killed" the water sucker and planted a sword sucker in the same pot.

[@diegovalverde5080]

"i can tell we're gonna get a lot of roots with this one" gets like two roots lmao

[@epigeneticnerd4244]

I thought you’re suppose to leave the dead leaves on the banana plant to protect the trunk from sunburn.

[@forumpolice101]

do all the suckers produce bananas? if not, how do we know which ones do and which ones do not?

[@Rocketman0407]

I have always found potting up the pups is a waste of time. I just plant them straight in the soil again. Never had a death from it.

[@nionilolindo9688]

It's very good method or technique in planting & caring those banana suckers, it will become more productive again & again, it's so wonderful technology!; however, those prunes leaves of bananas & as well as that banana trunk after harvesting the fruits, gather them together & put them in one place almost similar of (composting method of fertilizer) can be utilized for growing edible muchrooms which are so delicious & nutritious; that composeted trunk & leaves is productive of muchrooms up to1 to 2 weeks, then when there's no more muchrooms growing let it be more fully decomposeted then, that's the time you utilized it as fertilizer, however that's only my suggestions because that's how I utilized them in our village (Southeast Asia).

[@muhammadjayhancheongabdull4281]

TQ for sharing. Your video teaches me many things I need to know about planting & caring of banana plants. May I know if another species of banana can also be planted around the old banana stumbs once we have chopped them after it's fruiting? Does the new species dominate & continue to grow & multiply later on.?? Tq

[@LomilomiHealing]

Aloha & mahalo 4 the great info. Keep up the great work.

[@khalidjy7110]

Hi I have a dwarf banana in container Still small but has a lot of smaller pups and keeps growing more Is there a maximum number for pups attached to the mother plant? I don't want to separate them

[@martinwittig4739]

Do you ever sell any off these Pups? I would love to get one! I live in SoCal, and I am really interested in getting some banana plants started.

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Martin Wittig, I have not sold anything from my garden... yet. Rather, I just give FREE. I anticipate harvesting the pups after the banana harvest, which seems to be April or May. I recommend that you start writing me here or at [e-mail] starting early March so we can begin to coordinate. You can pick up from an address I will share at the right time in Hollywood. Charles :-)

[@martinwittig4739]

Thanks so much! I will definitely send you an email in the spring. Also thanks for these videos. I listen to them at work and I learn something new every day!

[@alamhijaualvin3672]

🍇💖🍇Thanks sir, love your video, God bless you and your family💖🍇🍇

[@lettermanstud]

What about container pups? I live in Oklahoma so I have bananas in containers. Some bananas are 3 feet with 2 small pups less than 1 foot depending.

[@DavidPacJr]

Very Nice Video, I bought two dwarf banana Cavendish. I put both in the ground with all purpose garden soil and I applied citrus tone for fertilizer since it has higher potassium. Am I doing anything wrong?

[@IVOrganic]

Hello David Da Twin, Thank you for the compliment! :-) Sounds good so far! A higher nitrogen fertilizer may be okay initially to get the plants to the size where they will then bolt, flower and support fruit. As the plant reaches the mature size, you may want to then cut back on the nitrogen. Also, consider feeding your bananas on a monthly schedule from March/ April through August/ September. Then stop from August/ September through March... as the plant's growth/ metabolism is typically dormant for those months. Lastly, the two times I attempted to grow the dwarf Cavendish variety, they did not make in the area of my other 3 varieties of bananas because it received no direct sunlight for the months of November through February... Be sure to know your garden micro climate to know that there will be sunlight for those bananas in the coldest months of the year. Keep me posted on your successes! :-) Charles

[@DavidPacJr]

IV Organic thank you very much for your information. I watch a lot of your videos repeatedly especially the one where you feed your citrus tree with citrus tone. Because of you I also use fish fertilizer lol although I think that it burns my leaves. I have my banana plants out in the south side of my yard here in central florida and they received alot of full sun.

[@BananisGarden]

Great video.

[@domjon2006]

Just a question if you don't seperate the pup will it affect fruiting of the parent or the general health of it ?

[@hubertpounall1323]

Thank you verymuch very useful information,

[@onixxxxxxx1]

Hi Charles. I loved your videos. all of it. Your are so amazing !!!!!! Love it. Great work ans success !!!!! ALWAYS !!!!!!!

[@luisfrasco5132]

A question what would happen if you did not separate the pups and would have let the main plant grow give fruit and then cut the main plant when it has finished with the bunch of bananas and so the pups would carry on growing and eventually become main plants and also produce bananas.Would that not be a good plan or have negative effect on the new plants?

[@benrara4254]

Do you always use suckers to propagate the bananas? Or can you use the base of the mother plant after the banana bunch is harvested?

[@luisarcos6374]

Hi there, any tips on removing root rot from a banana tree?

[@RFconductor]

Excellent video - thanks!

[@dgreenidge1076]

Thanks for the info.i have a lot of banana plants.👍

[@krisjumper5965]

Hi my bananas were eaten by a goat they are trying to come back but having a hard time the stock isn't very big anymore what can I do

[@kevinreed3396]

Thanks for the video Charles. One question, will any banana plants survive the winters in St. Louis, Missouri? Its the 6a grow zone.

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Kevin Reed, Bananas hate freezing temps. I do not know of any varieties that can tolerate growing zone 6. However, if you can find some dwarf varieties (that grow under 10 feet), you may be able to manage growing them in 10-15 gallon containers that you can bring indoors (at least into your garage if warmer than freezing) for the winter months, and acclimate them back outdoors in the warmer spring months. You may have success if you are willing to take the extra care steps of keeping your tropicals alive during the winter. I have a friend in Canton, IL that has been growing fruiting citrus successfully for 2-3 years now by taking the extra steps of bringing them indoors, with sufficient warmth, light, water, etc, etc. Let me know what you decide to do! Charles :-)

[@kevinreed3396]

Thanks for the response. That's a good idea, I actually do have a couple large containers that would work well. I'll let you know about the results.

[@angelaweigle2464]

Musa Basjoo, but you will have to over winter by applying a large mound of mulch on top during freezing temps. Search “cold hardy banana” and you will find info. Of course these will be for foliage only and will not produce fruit.

[@thegoodfight4874]

So glad you asked this. I am trying to do this in East St. Louis right now.

[@stephenbrandstetter6981]

Do you have any icecream banana trees, tired of buying them from Larry clark

[@Carol-pz3fs]

I’ve seen other videos that say to leave one pup to replace the parent plant. Will the parent plant produce more pups before it dies off?

[@bettyescookingchannel]

Thanks. I'm thinking about buying a banana tree.

[@Brisbanesdaddy]

What variety is a dwarf plant (4-6 feet) grows full size bananas (not fingerling) and can be grown in pots?? Thank you sir!

[@deborahruthtrotter2154]

If you accidentally get a pup without roots attached, is it possible to stick it in water or soil and have roots develop?

[@annedymock2850]

Yes, as long as some rhizome is attached. Water works better than soil for me. Once has toots plant in soil.

[@victoriahonor]

Is it all the same with Dwarf bananna plants? I'm growing in a container indoors.

[@benjaminbroudy2982]

How long will it take the propagated ones to fruit?

[@rafiqa11]

greetings charles...so glad you did a video on banana,s. i have a question...mother plants only bare fruit once?

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Rafiqa11, You're welcome! :-) How is your dwarf Cavendish banana growing so far? Keep in mind, that as the day (and night) temperatures warm-up, your plant will grow at a rate of 1 new leaf every 1 or 2 weeks! And yes, the parent plant only makes 1 set of fruit per year. Some people allow 2-3 sets of pups to grow per year to increase the number of yields per plant, per year. I will explain the removal of the parent plant, after harvest in the next 30-60 days, once I harvest my ice cream bananas... Coming soon! :-) Charles

[@jesusflores5667]

Hello Charles I am Jesse from Dallas Tx. Quick question ? I currently have two beautiful gold fingers there about 9 ft tall I plant them late Feb 2017 and there are doing great but one of them has produced two pups and the other one just one. Should I have transplant the pups now or should I just wait until spring? Do think if I leaving them will they survive winter in Dallas? Because the parent bananas I had them in container last year through the winter. Protected with lots of leaves and wood chips. And plant them to the ground in Feb. please advise by the way awesome videos! Very educational informative!

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

Very informative video

[@rdaugherty52]

Excellent advice thanks I am new to bananas recently I bought a masjoo banana from Lowe's it was growing great but the pot I transplanted it to didn't drain like it was suppose to and it died I cut it down to the corm and covered it up it grew out of the dirt in about a week but it Don't seem to be doing as good I made sure the pot drains good but leaves grow out and break over they don't seem to be as wide as the first plant was what do I need to do ?

[@macmillstone8407]

Thank you so much! I have heard that once my banana palm bears fruit I should cut it down since it will not bear fruit again. Do you agree with that?

[@IVOrganic]

Hello MAC Millstone, That's true! I just now published the life cycle of a banana plant: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nprZiYN9hKqlhrc

[@rcaridaho]

My dog broke off my Banana tree of 3 1/2 feet. It looks healthy. So I put Rooting Hormone on it in hopes it will reroot. I also put dried banana peelings, egg shells. I sprayed plant food and lightly moisted dirt. Do you have any recommendations?

[@5333cate]

If you pull and there's no roots will it grow roots?

[@damselflymoldavite8145]

does your red maurelii banana fruit taste good or is it an ornamental plant?

[@dannymsadoques2111]

My banana trees are full of these earth worms. Anytime I turn up the soil in... what I call my banana tree jungle there are hundreds of earth worms its so crazy. I also add all my table scraps that are mainly from just vegetables. I don't throw any fruit scraps in around the bana na trees only cuz I was getting alot of possums and flies. But this may sound disgusting but I fertilize all my banana plants with my urine i saved up and dilute with water 4-1 for parent plants and I do 10-1 for pups and I do this once a week until it flowers than I stop all nitrogen (urine) fertilize and switch to a high potassium fertilize also I save all my egg shells and rinse them off then toss em in the blender a bit and add them around ur Ban plants to add that extra potassium and phosphorus during flowering stage. Last but not least talk to ur banana plants they love companionship. Lol you follow this guys steps and mine u will have beautiful 12-14 ft banana plants that will produce some delicious sweet bananurrs.

[@mariusabildgaardbrdbk9712]

I have a musa Basjoo plant in a pot, and i bought some citrus 7-2-5 fertilizer and some citrus soil, which i am going to mix with 25% sand. Do you Think that this is a good og bad fetilizer and soil?

[@teresavelazquez359]

Is purchasing the iv organic directly from you an option?

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Teresa Velazquez, Customer's that purchase directly from us can do so through our secure PayPal merchant account found at www.IVOrganics.com There are about a dozen other on-line stores including Amazon, HomeDepot, ArbicoOrganics, Walmart, Sears, etc.... Let me know if you have any other questions. Charles :-)

[@teresavelazquez359]

IV Organic thank you for your prompt reply and information. I will look into purchasing them through the online stores as I'm very impressed with your product! Wish you the best of luck and success with your product..

[@IVOrganic]

Thank you Teresa! :-) Charles

[@jacintopradojr4759]

You should'nt have taken all the suckers coz now it would use all its energy to produce another sucker & delay flowering. The real test is to plant those pups at the same time and give them same of everything and you'd find out that swordpups would always outgrow waterpups and produce earlier and better fruits

[@shahzadpervaiz3115]

Informative .

[@antoinettesimon5260]

Where can I buy a bananas plant

[@vegan9478]

Very Useful and great information, thank-you for your videography. Pro-Tip contribution: Do you ionize your tools with 24hr vinegar baths? I think you'll have a great realization about keeping spades and pruners clean, rust-free, and well maintained. Have a great season.

[@mayleenchai7957]

Very detailed information, I live in the West Indies and my bananas and plantain get bora worms in the heart of the plant is their any solution to my problem. Thanks

[@crazyrees23]

Can you use a water pup to propagate?

[@raintree5540]

how deep does the banana plant need to be to grow. Such as in a large pot. Great informative video thanks.

[@caseG80]

Rain Tree have any luck?

[@PapaverMediterranean]

Hi, good content as always. I did something stupid I think. I cut the sword off by cutting the stem with the knife. My question is, will it root if I put it in water?

[@veeg3185]

Wondering the same thing as this happened to me as well. Can I propagate it in water?

[@annedymock2850]

As long as part of the rhizome is there it will root if left in a bucket of water for a while.

[@aldridkg]

Curious- I live in PA, can banana plants survive outdoors in winter?

[@chuckcampbell3927]

Hey I saw your question about surviving in the winter! did you get an answer? If so please relay it to me! Thank you. GOD bless

[@aldridkg]

@@chuckcampbell3927 Doesn’t look like I did. I think overwintering them indoors is what I’m going to go with. I have a smaller plant now. I have to research to find out what to do when it gets bigger, if you want to plant it on the ground.

[@chuckcampbell3927]

@@aldridkg thanks for the reply. I've got them outside standing 7 or 8 ft tall but the problem is I have many of the little pups that need to be separated. I have asked for help but no reply as yet. For certain Frost will do them in. An amateur grower told me to cut them off and cover-up the stump with leaves or mulch. But those healthy young pups I might have to bring inside and try it that's all I can think of. If I learn anything else I will let you know because I imagine you've seen the same videos I have. GOD bless. Stay warm in Pennsylvania.

[@chuckcampbell3927]

@@aldridkg hey good news, just a few minutes ago I got a reply. since you live in a cold area in PA and I live in cold mountains of Virginia; he said just to cut them off close to the ground and cover them up with leaves after the first frost. He also said there is a Japanese variety that does not bear fruit and it will survive the winter. GOD bless (hope that will help you too)!!

[@aldridkg]

@@chuckcampbell3927 Thanks for the update. Yes, I’m familiar with the Japanese variety. From what I’ve researched it will survive the winter. We shall see. I’ll start working on this for next spring. Right now, I just have to keep everything I have potted indoors for winter. Currently having our entire yard re-done, like retaining wall, stairs, concrete paving- the works. Once that’s done I’ll start working on a landscape plan for next year. I grew up in Cuba and while I’m not going to be able to my ideal outdoor space, I would really like to try to get as much of a tropical feel as possible. I’ve been looking and was surprised to see how many tropical plant varieties (possibly hybrids) are out there tailored for 4 seasons. Like there’s a frost proof gardenia. Going to try to incorporate some bamboo in there as well for privacy purposes. Wish me luck!

[@cameroneagle4370]

Should've left one pup there , to regrow in that same spot when mother plant dies.

[@jem112576]

Why did you remove all the suckers? Aren’t you suppose to leave one that would always be the mother plant . One after the other, one mother and plant die the other one replace it.?????

[@scottashley714]

💖

[@katrinaharvey9952]

Hi Charles this video has helped me a lot. Someone thought out a large banana tree and I grabbed it and planted it in my yard. It's been over a month and I was mowing and I noticed that it has 2 pubs growing 1 of them is 2 ft tall and the other is 1 ft tall. Winter is coming and I live in Florida. It still has fruit on it but I was wondering if I could pot the pups to save or leave them? If I leave them will they survive the winter?

[@jasonmiddleton5491]

I wish I had my own garden :/

[@jonathanlachica5619]

Holy sh÷t! So nice 😀ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[@jasonbecker4613]

Also call your local tree company and they will give your free mulch if they have tree jobs in your area!!! FREE People!!

[@dannymsadoques2111]

Bruh bounced off topic only 786 times. Lol

[@FATTONYKAUAI]

Skip to 10 min. Seeshhh

[@marybrandle991]

I have a banana tree .momma is not coming back like she is suppose to but boy is she producing babies. Si what is wrong with momma.

[@shirleyclaire3061]

Too much time trying to sell products in the beginning. You could have some watchers loose interest and stop watching. I know you're informed and keep watching to learn more. I didn't know I could use scissors to trim leaves. Thanks

[@jasonharrold6686]

Charles, I watched your video and you know what? I think its bananas....

[@vanbrant6374]

Hello Me Charles! I wonder why you removed all the banana pups from that spot, don't you want banana plants to continue to grow in that spot any more?

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Van Brant, As soon as we concluded the video, I realized that we did not cover that issue! So I will address it here.... If the smallest of the pups was in the desired location, I would have considered keeping the smallest of the 3 pups, to take the place of the existing parent plant. However, this approach is good for ensuring that all the resources are going in getting the parent plant to the maximum height as soon as possible to hopefully put out an early blossom with fruit that ripen (typically a 60-90 day processes) before it goes back into dormancy by November-ish. I will have another chance to explain the importance of keeping 1-2 pups to ensure future seasons of bananas, when I harvest my ice cream bananas in the upcoming 30 days.... So I hope! :-) Great observation!!!! :-) Charles

[@chadschrum1306]

I was wondering how you tell the the different variety’s of banana trees I have about 30 of 1 type but unsure of the type

[@katiejohansen6516]

Will both kinds of pups produce Bananas when the plant is mature?

[@patricebarton1190]

the big banana tree is beautiful but pops I like it too so sand some more videos of the little plants too I like the video wow that's great 👍

[@Bazandanlan]

How do I help with banana production? Mine are not producing any flowers after a couple of years but have grown lots of pups

[@IVOrganic]

Bazandanlan Hello 👋 1st, too many pups is a bad thing as it’s consuming resources of the ‘crown’ a/k/a root ball. Limit the number of pups to 1-2 per year... when I’ve had more, it would delay growth & fruiting of the parent for another year. 2nd, be patient. As the original plant gets established, production will become more consistent. It’s normal to not have fruit until 2-3 years... and then enjoy annual yields! Keep me posted on your banana growing success!!! Charles 🌱👍

[@bernardvecchio3704]

I was given 2 Banana trees with roots that i planted. They were cut , so they were only trunks. They have been in the ground for 3 years and have grown tall without fruiting. There are plenty of sword suckers that have grown. Should i cut the original plant down ? Should i dig the original plant out or should i leave it or can i just cut them down to the ground ?

[@rafig_tv397]

Remove some of the suckers, just leave one sucker with the mother plant. The sucker that you removed can be planted somewhere else. The mother plant donot produce fruits maybe because of lot of nutrient intake competition from the suckers.