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Bananas growing Not everyone has seen how a banana grows and so I thought I would share this with you. Sorry about the wire! You can see the first bunch just appearing, under the curly folds are more bunches forming. If the birds can keep their thieving beaks off them, I shall post more photos as growth progresses. Geotagged,Musa acuminata,South Africa,musa acuminata Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bananas growing

Not everyone has seen how a banana grows and so I thought I would share this with you. Sorry about the wire! You can see the first bunch just appearing, under the curly folds are more bunches forming. If the birds can keep their thieving beaks off them, I shall post more photos as growth progresses.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    In Costa Rica I saw people bagging growing bananas in plastic bags. It creates somewhat of a micro climate that increases their speed of growth. Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
      Claire Hamilton
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      Thats interesting, maybe we should bag ours! Posted 12 years ago

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The Cavendish Banana

"Musa acuminata" is a species of wild banana native to Southeast Asia. It is the progenitor of modern edible bananas, along with "Musa balbisiana". First cultivated by humans around 8000 years ago it is one of the earliest examples of domesticated plants.

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Similar species: Gingers, Bananas, Etc.
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Jul 25, 2013. Captured Jul 21, 2013 14:40 in N2, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.