Sky wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> How did I not notice that this bunch of bananas
>> has ingrown paper?
>>
>> http://i37.tinypic.com/bgqqub.jpg
>>
>> and how did it get there? You cannot remove the paper,
>> it's a part of the banana stems.

> I've never seen anything like that in person - how peculiar. I wonder
> if it's something done to keep pests away from the flowers that make
> the bananas?

I did think maybe they sort of bag the bananas while
they are growing? I can't think how else this paper is
an integrated part of this banana bunch.
>
I know some fruits are sometimes covered with paper
> bags just after flowering/fertilization to protect the fruits - or
> something like that. The fruits then mature inside the protection of
> the bags (usually white) secured around the stems.

I'm going with that, Sky.

nancy