chipboy44

Hello, Many years ago a friend of mine in Key West had the best lookign largest banana trees I have ever seen. The soil of the island is nothing more than crushed coral it is white. It is very void of good nutrients, you must fertilize your entire life. BUT he had the largest banana trees I have ever seen. The trunks were almost 3 feet diameter, and he didnt frertilize at all. Neither of us knew what kind they were, and although I begged for a few years for sucker I never got one. To this day some 25 years later I still have not ever found one that gets as big as this one. I thought pehaps it might be a saba but after 12 years of growing them and fertilizing like a feind I have not even come close to getting a tree close to his. I do not at all care if it ever fruits, if it does wether it has seeds or not. All I know is that I want a tree that is absolutely huge. Does ANYONE know of a musa that will get this big. Height is a real bonus but it is the huge trunks that I am looking for is a trunk and the leaves that accomodate a large tree like this. I have many years since moved from Key West but the last time I was in his back yard he had 3 trunks all together that were just phenominal. Does anyone know of a musa that will get so jurrasic in size. Bottom line is that is what I am after. Thanks to anyone that can help me, Im getting desperate anymore.
Salute'
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