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Bob · 09-04-2010, 04:07 PM

I was interested so I just went out and measured......have several bananas that are all about 10" across the base of the pseudostem. My E. maurelii is about 15" and E. Glaucum is about 14" at the base" but they tend to form an hourglass shape naturally and are fairly large at the base.

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Bob Orang Puteh Bob's Photo Gallery Location: Washington Twp N.J. Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: bob Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,528 BananaBucks : 238,808 Feedback: 12 / 100% Said "Thanks" 9,537 Times Was Thanked 4,058 Times in 1,694 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 565 Times	Re: How fat can a banana stem get in zone 6? I was interested so I just went out and measured......have several bananas that are all about 10" across the base of the pseudostem. My E. maurelii is about 15" and E. Glaucum is about 14" at the base" but they tend to form an hourglass shape naturally and are fairly large at the base. __________________