Plant Suckers

We have suckers for sale. A sucker is a plant growth that develops from the rootstock of a plant that has undergone grafting.

• A sucker grows from the base of the root of the plant at a certain distance away from the plant.
• This undesirable part of the plant should be removed to prevent it from sucking away the plant’s energy.
• Rooted sucker can be dug up and planted elsewhere.

Plants that produce Suckers.

• Blackberries and raspberries boast an impressive list of about 250 species, all of which reproduce via sucker.
• Other types of fruit that produce root suckers are apple trees, blueberries, cherry trees, plantain, plums, pears, pineapple, and banana.
• In addition, several species of trees such as locust (Robinia) and elms (Ulmus) have aggressive roots that can spread via sucker.
• Other trees that reproduce using root sucker are Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), cottonwood poplar (Populus sp.), western redbud (Cercis occidentalis) and tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum).

Banana Suckers.

• Both wild species of bananas and cultivated bananas produce suckers.
• The clump of plants formed by the parent plant and its suckers is commonly called a mat. The botanical term for a mat is genet, and for a sucker is ramet.
• Banana plants (Musa spp.), with sweet, nutritious fruit and attractive foliage, have many uses in the kitchen and home landscape.
• They come in three different types, but only sword suckers, or those with a well-developed root system, grow into thriving banana plants.
• Maturity generally ranges from 15 to 24 months.

Pineapple Suckers.

A pineapple plant flowers only once and produces one pineapple. Then it dies. But before it dies it also produces offspring.

• A sucker is a little plantlet that grows between the leaves of the mature pineapple.
• Some varieties will produce more suckers than others, some will start earlier and others later.
• But they all produce at least a few suckers or pups before they die.
• If you leave the suckers in place you get what is called a “ratoon crop”.
• How to take off suckers from pineapple plants: Grab them as close to the base as possible, and twist and pull at the same time. They usually come off easily.
• And then plant them like you plant pineapple tops. Just stick them in the ground and they’ll grow.
• Variety name: Smooth Cayenne.
• Maturity period is 18 months.

Plantain sucker

• Farmers traditionally depend on the natural regeneration process of new plantain suckers to replace their plantain plants.
• They often remove all on a mat, except for the ones selected to replace the mother plant.
• However, with the advent of technology and other sophisticated techniques, planting and harvesting plantain sucker require fewer inputs and can be planted immediately on the field.
• Generally, plantain requires 10 to 12 months from planting to harvest.

Warnings!!!

• Do not plant a sucker affected by any type of disease or pest problem.