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rhymechizel
04-24-2014, 08:49 AM
Here's a link to some huge ensete bananas in zone 4. This guy also had a windmill palm in the ground for 20+ yrs. I ordered some of the same bananas so I can start using this technique to keep them alive in zone 5.


Pics of putting 12-14' Ensete bananas to bed for winter, zone 4. - Banana Forum - GardenWeb (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/banana/msg1000425329817.html?26)

Funkthulhu
04-24-2014, 11:14 AM
Yeah, I've been watching that guy's progress for a while now. Searching for him actually helped me stumble across this forum!

I would love to try his methods and see how they do in 5b Nebraska!

rhymechizel
04-24-2014, 01:01 PM
I lived in Utah a few years back and I took a trip to visit his place. It is impressive what he has kept alive year after year. he keeps a few texas star bananas alive each winter unter a homemade styrofoam box with a single compact flouresent light bulb left on 24-7

man with the yellow hat
06-04-2014, 03:50 PM
Those are huge, I have been digging mine up for three years now, each year it's a little harder on the back. How big will these things get?

Duckfood
06-04-2014, 09:32 PM
About 20 feet+...

Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Ensete_ventricosum_%27Maurelii%27)

frankielove
06-07-2014, 03:22 PM
The man in the link says the 4 foot stump weighs several hundred pounds! Oh man, I just bought a little one a week ago. I'm keeping it in a pot this year. I'll probably put in the ground next year when I find a place. I guess I have a few years before I have to figure out how to wrestle a real monster! I can't wait to see the neighbors' reactions!