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[Keith Benson <kgbenson@mindspring.com>]

ted siegan wrote:

>
>
> Here in Arlington, Ma. zone 6 against a south wall, I can't speak of
> the edibility, mine hasn't flowered. But today its tallest leaves
> extend  about 7 feet tall. I've counted 20 leaves total per plant;
> I've read that it can flower after 28 leaves are formed.
>
> The vast majority odf banana will flower at or about the emergence of
> the 40th leaf, so you might ahve a bit of a wait . . .
>
>
Keith