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LOOK: Banana plant bears fruit from the center of trunk

LOOK: Banana plant bears fruit from the center of trunk

Diana Lat,

ABS-CBN News

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A banana plant in Puerto Princesa City bore its fruit from the center of its trunk.

PALAWAN - A banana plant in Barangay Mandaragat, Puerto Princesa City is sparking curiosity among residents after it bore its fruit from the center of its trunk.

Planted more than a year ago in a vacant lot, residents in the area said there was nothing unusual back then about the banana plant except for its tiny size.

Some believe that the unusual fruit it bore can bring good luck.

However, the owner believes the plant may be used for research.

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The owner the unusual banana plants wants it to be used for research.

Antonio Madarcos, a professor of horticulture and crop science at Western Philippines University, explained that what happened to the banana tree is an abnormality.

Madarcos believes that the fruit found a way to sprout from the trunk after it was sliced in half.

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