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Old 10-09-2008, 09:18 PM   #27 (permalink)
ClapOnKyle
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Default Re: Wanted: Tetrapanax papyrifera 'Steroidal Giant'

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Originally Posted by proletariatcsp View Post
Been searching the woods now and then for wild nanners, those things are everywhere. I thought they were a kind of weed, until I began to see how many people have them in the northern zones. They are tropical looking but they get way too big for my yard.

Btw, I agree with growing on high water tables. But how do the bananas do it? I mean, if the soil stays wet than the roots rot. Yet, I know of a couple places where the nanas are only inches from the water and still fruiting?

Yes, I know a couple locations where these guys grow wild and thick around my neighborhood. When I was in Georgia and saw what they were being sold for, I was astonished. They're everywhere here!
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