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Originally Posted by WildernessGreen
The main difference I saw between my Florida, and A'ea'e, was their stance, and size. The Florida was smaller, much more erect leaves, and the A'ea'e was much taller - around 12' when she died, and her leaves were far more droopy than the Florida.
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Here are some 6' A'ea'e
Here's a Florida and an A'ea'e
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Originally Posted by WildernessGreen
although not a musa expert as many on here - by any means, I am an experienced hobbyist with over 30 years of growing bananas,
Pic below of how she looked last August.
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I've helped many curators of botanical gardens throughout the US including the head of US Tropical Agricultural Research Station and I know that a person's education or years of experience is not necessarily a good way to measure experience.
The reality is with the proper training it can take less than a few hours to become what other's may consider to be an expert.
In my experience the banana in the photo below is clearly spiraling downward and probably has been for many weeks.
It's better to notice a problem when it's minor than to wait until it's catastrophic.
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Originally Posted by WildernessGreen
Here is another pic of her, this past November, shortly before her spiral down began. She was around 12' feet at this point, and had been a textbook of perfection.......until........
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