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Bama Banana
12-12-2010, 04:40 AM
Because of cold weather a few days ago I had to cut down my favorite banana, a Musa Saba. I was surprised at how big the "stump" was after I removed the rest. Tha'ts the biggest I have ever seen around here...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i146/joeypowell/IMG_1239.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i146/joeypowell/IMG_1240.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i146/joeypowell/IMG_1242.jpg

For comparison, here's a before pic...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i146/joeypowell/Selected%20End%20Of%20Summer%20Pics/IMG_1036.jpg

palmtree
12-12-2010, 03:14 PM
That really is a huge stump! Thanks for sharing!

Linda_GER
12-12-2010, 04:40 PM
OMG!!! I hope that my Saba will look like that some day. Very amazing.

NeedForSeed
12-15-2010, 07:05 AM
Oh yeah! A true giant that is but how do you overwinter that beast?

ron_mcb
12-15-2010, 11:57 AM
DId you junk the p-stem already? Wondering if you measured just the p-stem . i am trying to get a realistic idea of height and girth of a fruiting saba in and around my zone. I dont pay much attention to data taken in more tropical environments.

Bama Banana
12-15-2010, 12:46 PM
NeedForSeed: I just cut it off right at the top of the psuedostem and then let it go with no protection. These things are TOUGH.

Bama Banana
12-17-2010, 11:09 AM
Okay I just pulled a tape on it, it was 11.5" (just to be clear, I'm talking about the Saba Stump ;-)

TommyMacLuckie
12-19-2010, 12:45 PM
That's hilarious! I'll get some pictures on here at some point but I've not thought to measure them. It's possible I have some (two out of five Saba that are big) that are a bit bigger than that. No fruit this year though. They're all trimmed now. I trimmed all the bananas in one yard - about 200 plants - from the recent freeze. Started stinkin' already.

FRITO
12-20-2010, 09:20 PM
Joey Nice Saba! sorry to see your fruit couldnt mature!

buffy
01-02-2011, 10:18 PM
Why exactly did you have to cut all the leaves off the bananas?