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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 01:21 PM
Banana updates. June 6, 2006
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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 01:22 PM
Dwarf Brazilian in bloom.
It bloomed in near perfect timing, hoping to get ripe fruits when the first frost of the season comes.
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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 01:23 PM
Dwarf Brazilian, just about 5 ft high trunk.
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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 01:24 PM
Up close. The heart is about to open in a week.
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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 01:24 PM
Ice cream banana bloom coming out. See the flag leaf?
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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 01:25 PM
Close-up of the bloom pushing out.
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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 01:27 PM
Hopefully this year, I will get at least 2 bunches of bananas again, but this time only bigger, much much bigger blooms than last year for starters.
momoese
06-06-2006, 02:34 PM
Looks great! I like the Bamboo hut. What is it used for?
JoeReal
06-06-2006, 03:50 PM
Thanks. The roof is made from Anahaw palm (Livistonia rotundifolia var. luzonensis). The main frames and beams are made of coconut lumber (Cocos nucifera)
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JoeReal
06-06-2006, 03:51 PM
and the rest are made of bamboo, including the table, wood floor and built-in bench. We use this to relax and while away lazy afternoon drinking beer or sipping wine late into the cool evenings. It has underground electrical connections.
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Zac in NC
06-06-2006, 06:24 PM
Wow. I want that hut so badly. It is definitely a beaut.
Zac
GATrops
06-06-2006, 10:30 PM
Great looking bananas!!! Did you build the hut yourself? If so, would you mind sharing where you got the materials and plans. I would love to add one of those to the backyard here in south GA.
Richard
JoeReal
06-06-2006, 11:32 PM
Richard,
More accurately, I assembled it myself. A UCD professor imported it from the Philippines and he had no time to assemble it in his yard, so he gave it to me for free. I then assembled it based on the original pictures that he sent me.
You can buy these kinds of huts from various online stores, sometimes there is a model in Costco that closely resembles this for a time, it is gone now. They cost about $2,000 unassembled.
In the Philippines, they cost less than $500 for the unassembled one, but then the shipping's gonna kill you.
Regards,
Joe
JoeReal
06-06-2006, 11:35 PM
Took me about 3 weekends (working about 10 hrs per weekend) to figure out and assemble it. The figuring out took the longest since my professor friend lost the plan and instructions. I actually assembled, and reassembled about 3 times until I think I got it right. So much for freebie, but did not regret it.
momoese
06-07-2006, 12:33 AM
Hey, what is the plant growing at the top right of this pictures? Looks familiar!
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JoeReal
06-07-2006, 10:20 AM
It's not what you think it is, but looks very similar. It is the green leaf Japanese Maple. The ice cream is too high, about 12 ft high, and am shooting fom down below, just under the Japanese Maple tree.
GATrops
06-07-2006, 10:26 PM
Hi Joe,
Thanks for the info on the hut. I bet that was a challenge trying to figure out how to assemble it without any instructions. I am going to keep an eye open and see if I can find one. It would make an excellent place to enjoy the afternoons and early mornings.
Cheers,
Richard
bigdog
06-10-2006, 10:40 PM
Looking great, Joe! I need to try Dwarf Brazilian here. I have the Tall...somewhere. Lost the label early this Spring. I'm trying to get more dwarfs for fruit production, because the tall varieties are getting to be a real pain (literally) hauling under the house in the Fall and out again in Spring. It'll be a few years before I get enough dwarfs to fruiting size to replace the talls though. BTW, the DO you sent is doing great.
JoeReal
06-11-2006, 11:19 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys!
It's opening now (actually took picture yesterday):
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JoeReal
06-11-2006, 11:20 PM
Let's get closer:
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JoeReal
06-11-2006, 11:21 PM
And closer. These are really pretty. Can you see the nectar and the ants? They remind me of orchids.
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Cool Pics. That must be the greatest bamboo hut in California!!!
PhilMusa
06-12-2006, 12:59 PM
Joe,
Your banana plants are beautiful but I like your Tiki Hut even more:drum: . Do you have any exterior pictures of the hut? Would love to seem them.
Regards
Phil
JoeReal
06-12-2006, 01:28 PM
Here you go Phil!
From dissassembly to container truck to assembly here. I assembled (3 tries) it over my brick patio (easier to do) and have moved it to where it should be permanently.
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JoeReal
06-12-2006, 01:47 PM
That thing was really heavy. It took 12 macho men to have this moved from where it was assembled to where my inground bananas are currently.
momoese
06-12-2006, 01:54 PM
Nice looking color on those flowers. Did you at least have some photos of complete huts to go by?
saturn
06-16-2006, 10:19 PM
Nice banana photos (especially that last close-up!). Do the flowers attract bees & wasps, too?
I see I am not the only one drooling over your tiki hut. :p
There are certainly various levels of construction (&cost) - yours looks quite nicely put together (and heavy).
saturn
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