Cultivation

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Each fresh fruit bunch comprises up to 100 fruitlets attached to a fibrous base (see photograph). Bunch weights increase progressively from 2.5kg at earliest maturity to 15kg and over 10 years after planting. As bunches ripen, fruitlets loosen and detach. Bunches are harvested after 10 loose fruitlets have detached.