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This plant is unlikely to flower or fruit in extreme northern areas of its range, but further south, may produce ornamental flowers and small, inedible fruits when it reaches 10' or whenever it has 35 leaves.
This plant is unlikely to flower or fruit in extreme northern areas of its range, but further south, may produce ornamental flowers and small, inedible fruits when it reaches 10' or whenever it has 35 leaves.
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Musa basjoo, Sieb. & Zucc. (M. japonica, Hort.). Japanese Banana. Whole plant 12-18 ft. high, stoloniferous: st. 6-9 ft. high, 6-8 in. diam.: lvs. oblong, thin bright green, 6-9 ft. long, l ½ - 2 ½ ft. broad, deltoid at base; petiole stout, about 1 ft. long: spike dense, 1 ½ ft. long; female clusters 3—4, close, 12-15 fls. each; bracts oblong, dull brown, lower 8-12 in. long; male clusters 8-12, their bracts much imbricated, persistent; calyx whitish, 2 in. long, shortly 5-toothed at apex: fr. 30-60, oblong, pointed, 3-angled, 3 in. long, narrowed to a sessile base; seeds few. Liu Kiu Archipelago.—Cult. in Japan for fiber. Decorative and hardy as M. Ensete.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
