View Full Version : Who's growing/grown Saba?
jimhardy
02-13-2011, 07:29 PM
I would love to see some pictures of this Banana-if you have some and would post pics..that would be great!
I would also love to know how much these will grow planted in ground outside in a year-are they super fast considering their ultimate size?
Thanks in advance-not much longer until Banana weather!:woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner:
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island cassie
02-13-2011, 07:58 PM
Hi Jim - can't help you in your area as I am tropical - but here are some photos.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18988&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18988)
They do grow large with about 20ft of stem before the first leaf - they are big and I grow them just for the look of them - the fruit is moderate!
Jananas Bananas
02-13-2011, 08:28 PM
This is a TC Saba from summer through December of growth in the ground.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40270&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40270)
~JaNan
Dean W.
02-13-2011, 09:38 PM
Here's one that was a tc. It got well over 8' in one season.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=32926&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=32926)
jeffreyp
02-13-2011, 11:55 PM
I have one that's fruiting now, I can take a picture tomorrow.
jimhardy
02-14-2011, 10:23 AM
Thanks for the pics guys/gals.
I wonder if these would be faster than Basjoo?
hydroid
02-14-2011, 04:12 PM
Hey jim
I think I have some photos in my gallery, if you care to take a look. I may try to post some pics from last year in the members section if I can. I am working in Brazil and reception is pretty bad here but I'll be home on the weekend, maybe I can post some then
Bo
jimhardy
02-14-2011, 05:36 PM
That would be great Bo-
Thanks!
bananimal
02-14-2011, 08:36 PM
Saba takes a year and a half to pop fruit, m/m. They are best if eaten plumped, green. That's another 3-4 months.
I don't grow them for fruit anymore - just for pups for sale or auction.
sandy0225
02-16-2011, 05:46 PM
My saba was a tc when I got it. I think it's about 10 feet tall now. I received it fall of 2009 and put it out in the yard over the summer.
Caloosamusa
02-16-2011, 08:51 PM
I have two mats of Saba, one has a pseudostem shooting now. This picture was taken more then a week ago. I'll get another soon. Given the long grow time before shooting I prefer other cultivars that shoot sooner and can be used as fresh fruit or plantains.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40201&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40201)
I hope this helps. :jalapenonaner:
I posted these pics earlier in a thread called "My Nanners".
Here is a young Saba (http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww51/Hugo_Mossner/Bananas/Saba_1mo_crop.jpg) that is about 2 ft high, and has been growing for about two weeks in this pic.
Here is another Saba (http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww51/Hugo_Mossner/Bananas/Saba_10mos_crop.jpg) that had been planted about 10 months in this pic.
Same Saba (http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww51/Hugo_Mossner/Bananas/Saba_crop.jpg) from a different angle. When mature, it will be taller than the Apple banana behind it. The fence to the left is 6 ft high.
jimhardy
02-17-2011, 10:26 AM
Thanks for the replies everyone!
Part of my main question is....considering their ultimate size,do these grow as fast as
a Basjoo or Black Thai?,both of which I have found to move it,move it!!!
sunfish
02-17-2011, 05:36 PM
This one is a little over two years from T.C.Didn't seem to grow faster than other varieties.Takes San Diego winter no problem.
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Caloosamusa
02-20-2011, 07:33 AM
In my experience Saba grows quickly, but not as fast as Thai Black. It took last years extremely tough winter. :jalapenonaner:
jeffreyp
02-22-2011, 10:19 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40423&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40423)
Caloosamusa
02-24-2011, 09:51 AM
This is one of my Saba mats shooting now.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40458&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40458)
:jalapenonaner:
Here in Dallas, my saba grew back from in ground roots in last spring april 2013 and oct23 2013; it has about 3 inches of plantain bananas since last oct2013. Unfortunately it will freeze Wednesday morning 11/12/13 so I wont get to see it ripe :-(.
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