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Westwood · 07-11-2006, 06:58 PM

this is a Ice cream banana Or an apple Banana I got 5 yrs ago I cant remember what one died on me .
this was 18 ft tall last yr and i cut her down to 2 feet the p-stem rotted and well i tried to save it ..

whats going on now is the rhisome is hard as a rock there are 3 pups 2 big one small..then the roots the plant had been in a 10g pot for the whole time i got it as a seedling or pup 3-4 inches tall..

here is the root base
http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?i...scf01234bs.jpg

here is the smallest pup
http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?i...scf01255nt.jpg

any advice and help is Greatly appriciated this was my first banana Plant.. Tammy

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Westwood Green Thumb Westwood's Photo Gallery Location: Oregon Zone 9 Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Tammy But Nick is Westwood Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 346 BananaBucks : 99,908 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 209 Times Was Thanked 128 Times in 75 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	need some advice Please this is a Ice cream banana Or an apple Banana I got 5 yrs ago I cant remember what one died on me . this was 18 ft tall last yr and i cut her down to 2 feet the p-stem rotted and well i tried to save it .. whats going on now is the rhisome is hard as a rock there are 3 pups 2 big one small..then the roots the plant had been in a 10g pot for the whole time i got it as a seedling or pup 3-4 inches tall.. here is the root base http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?i...scf01234bs.jpg here is the smallest pup http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?i...scf01255nt.jpg any advice and help is Greatly appriciated this was my first banana Plant.. Tammy