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venturabananas · 08-26-2011, 11:20 AM

Kostas, my friend has a dwarf Brazilian mat planted in a space that is small, but not as narrow as you describe. One of the plants in the mats appears to completely over the concrete. Obviously, it's roots have to be in the soil, but when you look at the plant you do a double take. I wish I had a picture of it because you kind of need to see it to believe it. Anyway, my point is that bananas are pretty flexible. That said, lots of the tall varieties will be well over 30 cm at the base of their pseudostems. I've seen FHIA-3 that are over 45 cm (18") diameter -- and I don't think they are the widest of the cultivars.

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