Strange 'double' banana bunch in Na Cang

(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, people in Yen Tinh commune (Tuong Duong) have been buzzing about a strange bunch of bananas in the garden of Mr. Mac Van Thoai (57 years old) in Na Cang village.

The banana tree trunk and leaves are not unusual, except that after growing a section, the banana bunch splits into two equally large branch bunches.

The banana bunch at Mr. Mac Van Thoai's house has very special branches. Photo: Van Tang

Mr. Thoai said that he got the seeds from Khe Bo, given to him by a brother, and planted them in early June 2016. The tree still grew normally, and in early 2017 it flowered. When it had produced some fruit, to make the bananas big and plump, his family cut the banana flowers. However, after a while, from the cut spot, 2 new banana flowers grew, and they still produced fruit like when they first bloomed, forming 2 banana bunches, sharing a stem.

After 5 months, this “double” banana bunch had more than 50 bunches. Many of the fruits were ripe, picked by family members to eat, with a sweet and fragrant flavor. Locals call this banana variety “ornamental” banana. The characteristic of “ornamental” bananas is that the fruits are short, plump, and stacked tightly together.

Knowing that Mr. Thoai’s house had a strange banana tree, the people in the commune were very interested in coming to see and take pictures. Many people even asked Mr. Thoai for banana seedlings to use as seeds. Mr. Thoai added: “I feel excited to have a double bunch of bananas in the garden. My family will keep this bunch of bananas until they ripen on the tree to eat gradually.”

Huy Thu - Van Tang