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Originally Posted by chong
Way to go, Joe. They look great! You must get a lot of wind there, too, judging from the many split leafpads.
That sure is an "ultra dwarf" Sabá. Looks like it's only a third of what a regular Sabá is from what I can remember. Where is that from? Has it fruited yet?
Chong
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Chong my saba hasn't even grown that much yet. Acquired from Wilmington Islander in exchange for California Gold, IIRC (if i remember correctly). Based on his experience, this saba fruited at around 5 ft trunk height, a sport mutant from his clump. I hope it maintains it's reputation here in my yard. So far, it has survived 2 winters, one in the pot outside, and 1 in the ground. This will be it's third year winter, and it grows very slow which is a good indication why it is ultra dwarf version of saba. Hopefully next season it will take off, and then the next it would bear fruit. I can wait for this one. If you looked closely at the pic just before this post, the leftmost stick is actually the ultra-dwarf saba, I accidentally hit it with a dolly and broke the pseudostem in half. It was able to pull itself out of that misery this year.
Yes we always had plenty of winds. Sometimes, very dry, extremely dessicating North winds. As the winds descend (Foehn winds) from the Shasta Mountains towards us, Northern California starts to burn during the summer to fall. The same case like in Southern California, and these are their Santa Ana Winds.
Anything that is taller than the Dwarf Brazilian gets shredded, but still able to bear fruits.