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bigdog · 08-27-2006, 04:55 PM

I finally got around to taking some pics of my bananas today, after photographing my musa 'Royal Purple'. Here they are!

Musella lasiocarpa getting set to bloom. This is the third season for this guy. Received as a small pup in the Spring of 2004. Anticipation is killing me

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Musa basjoo, transplanted from Nashville (as were most banana plants). It spent the winter under the house, and now the middle pseudostem is getting set to flower at only about 5-6 feet of pseudostem.

Small clump of musa velutina, received this Spring in a large pot. This would account for them blooming at such a small size. Four blooms thus far on this little clump.

Musa cheesmani, first year in the ground. It is just sprouting its first pup, so I think I will separate it next month and leave the mother corm in the ground to test its hardiness. Pretty fast grower too!

Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii', in its second year of growth. It lost over half of its pseudostem under the house, but actually started growing before planting it out. This year, it has put on some good mass to it, and next year should be even better. If you look closely, you can see an argiope spider in front of the center leaf. You can see the web pulling two of the leaves together.

Jamaican Red. The pseudostem in the front is actually the pup, having overtaken the mother pseudostem in the back.

Musa sikkimensis 'Red Tiger', first year in the ground. This one will be left in the ground. Sorry for the shaded picture. There is quite a bit of red on top of newer leaves, but it fades after time.

Musa itinerans. Two corms were planted here, and I didn't get them in the ground until late July. Good, hardy banana plant!

Musa 'Tall Orinoco' clump against the side of the house. Being a pretty hardy sport, I decided to incorporate one clump of orinocos into the landscape.

Front of the garden.

Another view from inside the (weedy!) garden, looking back towards the house. Please ignore any and all weeds.

Now for the fruit! My bunches were very puny this year, so don't laugh, all of you FL and CA people... Not sure what to attribute the puny sizes to, other than the number of leaves at bloom time. All corms were full-sized, and had no pups cut off of the corm (although I kept new pups trimmed down to the ground). It's OK though, because they will still taste very good!

A whopping 5 bananas on this one hand!

7 bananas on 2 hands here.

And 9 bananas on two hands here. A couple of these bananas are actually two bananas fused into one.

My AeAe banana, in a planter with lime zinger elephant ears.

Hope you enjoyed!

08-27-2006, 04:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,004 BananaBucks : 891,945 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 218 Times Was Thanked 1,789 Times in 504 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Some photos of my bananas in Knoxville, TN I finally got around to taking some pics of my bananas today, after photographing my musa 'Royal Purple'. Here they are! Musella lasiocarpa getting set to bloom. This is the third season for this guy. Received as a small pup in the Spring of 2004. Anticipation is killing me ! Musa basjoo, transplanted from Nashville (as were most banana plants). It spent the winter under the house, and now the middle pseudostem is getting set to flower at only about 5-6 feet of pseudostem. Small clump of musa velutina, received this Spring in a large pot. This would account for them blooming at such a small size. Four blooms thus far on this little clump. Musa cheesmani, first year in the ground. It is just sprouting its first pup, so I think I will separate it next month and leave the mother corm in the ground to test its hardiness. Pretty fast grower too! Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii', in its second year of growth. It lost over half of its pseudostem under the house, but actually started growing before planting it out. This year, it has put on some good mass to it, and next year should be even better. If you look closely, you can see an argiope spider in front of the center leaf. You can see the web pulling two of the leaves together. Jamaican Red. The pseudostem in the front is actually the pup, having overtaken the mother pseudostem in the back. Musa sikkimensis 'Red Tiger', first year in the ground. This one will be left in the ground. Sorry for the shaded picture. There is quite a bit of red on top of newer leaves, but it fades after time. Musa itinerans. Two corms were planted here, and I didn't get them in the ground until late July. Good, hardy banana plant! Musa 'Tall Orinoco' clump against the side of the house. Being a pretty hardy sport, I decided to incorporate one clump of orinocos into the landscape. Front of the garden. Another view from inside the (weedy!) garden, looking back towards the house. Please ignore any and all weeds. Now for the fruit! My bunches were very puny this year, so don't laugh, all of you FL and CA people... Not sure what to attribute the puny sizes to, other than the number of leaves at bloom time. All corms were full-sized, and had no pups cut off of the corm (although I kept new pups trimmed down to the ground). It's OK though, because they will still taste very good! A whopping 5 bananas on this one hand! 7 bananas on 2 hands here. And 9 bananas on two hands here. A couple of these bananas are actually two bananas fused into one. My AeAe banana, in a planter with lime zinger elephant ears. Hope you enjoyed!