voyager
12-14-2013, 10:41 PM
These poor thing almost make want to cry. It was impossible to get them cleared of overgrowth without doing them more damage. The 3 plants in the front that are laying down, were just poking out of the overgrowth when I began clearing. The 2 taller ones in the back, I could just barely tell they were there.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/BananaPano02_zps46eebd72.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/BananaPano02_zps46eebd72.jpg.html)
What can be done for this poor thing?
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0657_zpsc4ccbcf0.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0657_zpsc4ccbcf0.jpg.html)
There are keikis all over back there. It is as if they were throwing out pups in an attempt to simply survive.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0658_zps52c88fdc.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0658_zps52c88fdc.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0659_zps7ab303a6.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0659_zps7ab303a6.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0660_zps5c8cbd52.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0660_zps5c8cbd52.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0662_zpsd80d0a88.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0662_zpsd80d0a88.jpg.html)
This one I broke accidentally and it came up out of the ground. It looks to have a very puny corm.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0664_zpscc45b14b.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0664_zpscc45b14b.jpg.html)
The petioles on these are definitely different. They are closed
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0665_zps3505a5b0.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0665_zps3505a5b0.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0666_zps6372452f.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0666_zps6372452f.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0670_zpsc6690b98.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0670_zpsc6690b98.jpg.html)
These are also taller than the others, about 7', probably stunted due to their growing conditions.
EDIT:
After looking through the "Hawaii Banana Book", I'm inclined to think these may be a Bluggoe banana type.
I think that only because the Bluggoe banana group is the only one that I have found so far that has the stem grove completely closed.
Keep in mind that I have just enough knowledge to make me dangerous.
This will be subject to revision if I find another type that has the leaf stem groove closed also.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/BananaPano02_zps46eebd72.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/BananaPano02_zps46eebd72.jpg.html)
What can be done for this poor thing?
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0657_zpsc4ccbcf0.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0657_zpsc4ccbcf0.jpg.html)
There are keikis all over back there. It is as if they were throwing out pups in an attempt to simply survive.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0658_zps52c88fdc.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0658_zps52c88fdc.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0659_zps7ab303a6.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0659_zps7ab303a6.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0660_zps5c8cbd52.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0660_zps5c8cbd52.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0662_zpsd80d0a88.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0662_zpsd80d0a88.jpg.html)
This one I broke accidentally and it came up out of the ground. It looks to have a very puny corm.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0664_zpscc45b14b.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0664_zpscc45b14b.jpg.html)
The petioles on these are definitely different. They are closed
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0665_zps3505a5b0.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0665_zps3505a5b0.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0666_zps6372452f.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0666_zps6372452f.jpg.html)
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p295/solo_voyager/DSC_0670_zpsc6690b98.jpg (http://s131.photobucket.com/user/solo_voyager/media/DSC_0670_zpsc6690b98.jpg.html)
These are also taller than the others, about 7', probably stunted due to their growing conditions.
EDIT:
After looking through the "Hawaii Banana Book", I'm inclined to think these may be a Bluggoe banana type.
I think that only because the Bluggoe banana group is the only one that I have found so far that has the stem grove completely closed.
Keep in mind that I have just enough knowledge to make me dangerous.
This will be subject to revision if I find another type that has the leaf stem groove closed also.