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RAINFOREZT
05-14-2012, 07:07 PM
Royal Hawaiian AeAe
Here are the pics of My Ae Ae s. Two of them planted in a 25-gallon container and one planted on the ground in full sun. They were planted in November 2011.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48846&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48846&ppuser=8409)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48845&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48845&ppuser=8409)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48844&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48844&ppuser=8409)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48843&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48843&ppuser=8409)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48842&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48842&ppuser=8409)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48841&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48841&ppuser=8409)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48840&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48840&ppuser=8409)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48839&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48839&ppuser=8409)
They kind of muted all winter. I think now they just started to take off.
Thank you, Frank (Greenie) for the pups and instructions.

Greenie
05-14-2012, 10:19 PM
Royal Hawaiian AeAe
They kind of muted all winter. I think now they just started to take off.
Thank you, Frank (Greenie) for the pups and instructions.

Wow!..... Great variegation!
Your welcome:bananas_b Plants will take off now,get ready!:08:

Bananaman88
05-15-2012, 09:46 AM
Looks great!

harveyc
05-15-2012, 01:17 PM
Great looking plants, thanks for sharing.

Dreaminofthetropics
05-15-2012, 10:08 PM
Awesome I hope my baby does as well :-)

palmtree
05-15-2012, 10:54 PM
Those look really great! They remind me how much I love Ae Ae bananas. I hope they do well for you, they look really happy!

RAINFOREZT
06-11-2012, 02:51 AM
The Light and shade of my Ae Ae..

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49222&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49222&ppuser=8409)

It's really love the heat and rain..

Dreaminofthetropics
06-11-2012, 08:06 AM
It looks extremely happy!

RAINFOREZT
07-06-2012, 10:48 AM
I fertilize my ae ae on the ground with home made compost and some dark topsoil. After few days I flooded it with water. Now the new leaves are coming out with more green. Very little white in it. They gray variegation blended with green, so it’s hard to see.

I will post some pics soon

What should I do to get the variegation back?

Can I try ash or palm fertilizer?

RAINFOREZT
07-07-2012, 05:47 AM
Pic from June 12
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49587&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49587&ppuser=8409)



June17
Fertilized with compost and flooded with water-Only for the plant in the ground. That’s how I normally treat all my bananas.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49585&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49585&ppuser=8409)



June 29
Growing really fast but less variegation on the new leaves for the plant on the ground.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49586&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49586&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=49588&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=49588&ppuser=8409)

RAINFOREZT
09-06-2012, 02:05 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50419&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50419&ppuser=8409)
Updated!!!!!!!!!

RAINFOREZT
10-02-2012, 09:15 PM
After searching on this forum about lost variegation of ae ae, I apply some 24-8-16.
I think that or some minor elements in that fertilizer helps to bring back the variegation.
But there isn’t any white variegation. White turns in to a cream or off-white color.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50804&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50804&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50803&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50803&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50802&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50802&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50801&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50801&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50800&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50800&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50799&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50799&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50798&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50798&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50797&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50797&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50796&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50796&ppuser=8409)

designshark
10-03-2012, 09:13 AM
Those are just awesome! I wonder how well they'd grow indoors over winter in zone 6 without optimal lighting? Man, coolest banana plants I've seen yet. Thanks for the photos.

pushak513
10-03-2012, 10:47 AM
Those are just awesome! I wonder how well they'd grow indoors over winter in zone 6 without optimal lighting? Man, coolest banana plants I've seen yet. Thanks for the photos.

I'm gunna find out as soon as I can get my hands on a few. I will be growing in a greenhouse during the winter and outdoors Z6 in the summer.

sunfish
10-03-2012, 10:56 AM
Are they really for royalty ?

RAINFOREZT
10-04-2012, 02:33 AM
Are they really for royalty ?

Ae Ae is for luxury and Not a need.

People still willing to spent 100s for an ae ae!!
Royal Hawaiian Variegated Ae Ae Banana 1 - 2' | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Royal-Hawaiian-Variegated-Ae-Ae-Banana-1-2-/170910117773)

RAINFOREZT
10-04-2012, 02:51 AM
Those are just awesome! I wonder how well they'd grow indoors over winter in zone 6 without optimal lighting? Man, coolest banana plants I've seen yet. Thanks for the photos.
Thanks for the nice words..
I will be trying them in Indoors..

Abnshrek
10-04-2012, 07:16 AM
Are they really for royalty ?

Maybe its just that we are graced w/ its presence. :^)

justjoan
10-04-2012, 07:29 AM
So beautiful....I love just looking at them thanks for posting the pics:bananas_b

pushak513
10-04-2012, 03:48 PM
I really have to have one of these next spring

paulorph
10-04-2012, 10:14 PM
There have been reports that it could be owned by Hawaiian royalty but it looks like it was probably a story mad up to drive up prices lol. They are nice I have 3 of them hope to have a 4th withen a year. I got a sucker on one of mine. I dont think I will be able to ever get banana here but it would be nice. The fruit looks awesome!

robguz24
10-05-2012, 03:12 AM
According to the Kepler & Rust Hawaiian bananas book they did find any research to substantiate that it was reserved for royalty.

RAINFOREZT
10-05-2012, 04:03 AM
Fast growing season for this year is going to end soon..So I should share some more pics

The New Leaf …Look more promising

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50850&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50850&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50851&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50851&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50848&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50848&ppuser=8409)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50849&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50849&ppuser=8409)

The striped petioles

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50853&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50853&ppuser=8409)

The striped mid rib

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50854&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50854&ppuser=8409)

And new striped pup

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=50852&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=50852&ppuser=8409)

Next year, I may have some striped bananas...

Thanks

Sijo

pushak513
10-05-2012, 07:30 AM
you got to stop it already RAINFOREZT I'm freakin out. I MUST have at least a couple of these ASAP. when I plant them out with my strutgarts cannas and my elepaio calocasia it will be a complete varigated family. that plant is beautiful your treating it right

Greenie
10-08-2012, 03:39 AM
I fertilize my ae ae on the ground with home made compost and some dark topsoil. After few days I flooded it with water. Now the new leaves are coming out with more green. Very little white in it. They gray variegation blended with green, so it’s hard to see.

I will post some pics soon

What should I do to get the variegation back?

Can I try ash or palm fertilizer?

I think the variegation is perfect!!!! Remember,this is a vigorous strain and you will have MORE green.Therefore,the more green the faster it will grow and the stronger your Ae Ae will be.

The more clean white,the easier it will burn in full sunlight.

The 70 to 30 that you have is perfect!

The more N from all the compost will help with the green.I would usually add some lawn fert high in N a few times a year.

Add Sulfur if you Want MORE WHITE....Be carefull what you wish for LOL!:bananas_b