austinl01
03-02-2008, 07:03 PM
In the spirit of Randy's post, let's look at musa basjoo for a minute.
It starts as just little stumps in early spring. Musa basjoo starts growing quite early for a banana. It seems to like the cool weather. In just a few weeks, it will look like the following.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/March2006014.jpg
It grows about 12 feet high by November and looks like this:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/EarlyNovember2007062.jpg
And, if you treat this banana right, it will reward you with beautiful flowers.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/MidNovember003a.jpg
I consider this banana a gift from heaven for gardeners north of Zone 7. Let's all rejoice for the awesome musa basjoo!
It starts as just little stumps in early spring. Musa basjoo starts growing quite early for a banana. It seems to like the cool weather. In just a few weeks, it will look like the following.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/March2006014.jpg
It grows about 12 feet high by November and looks like this:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/EarlyNovember2007062.jpg
And, if you treat this banana right, it will reward you with beautiful flowers.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/MidNovember003a.jpg
I consider this banana a gift from heaven for gardeners north of Zone 7. Let's all rejoice for the awesome musa basjoo!