Gardening: With fruit trees, you can have quality or quantity, but not both

Question: I have banana trees that bloom and produce fruit of the Ice Cream (also known as Blue Java) variety. I have heard that I should trim the flower off after a single cluster of bananas has formed or, alternatively, that I should let the flower continue to grow after fruit formation. What is your opinion? — Don Whitlatch, Laguna Beach
Answer: Once bananas in the initial cluster have reached full size, even while still green, you should cut the still-growing flower stalk several inche