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Dear all,

I am an italian naturalistic writer/photographer.
I love palms (see my collection list on this page: Il Giardino Tropicale ) and banana trees.
I also keep big sharks in my enormous marine tank (see movie here: Allevamento Squali ) and other interesting animals (eagle owls, pythons, etc).
Actually I have several large Musa basjoo in my garden (see an example here: http://www.stefanobarone.net/slideshow/p006_1_1.jpg ), but next year I'll put into the ground the little Ensete glaucum I've received yesterday. I'd like to buy the winter resistant Musa velutina too.
Probably my favourite banana tree is Ensete superbum that I'd keep indoor during cold months, but I cannot find small plants in Europe (only seeds, which need to be very fresh).

Best regards from Italy,
Stefano

::: www.StefanoBarone.net :::

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Hi Stefano
Welcome from Croatia!
:bananas_b

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Hello Stefano & Welcome to the Org. from the Sportsman's Paradise. Plenty of info here to gather some thought on many plants. Nice sharks :^)

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Ciao Stefano,

welcome to bananas.org. I'll hope we'll se some nice pics from you here on the website! :-)

If you're looking for shops to buy bananas, try this thread for resources http://www.bananas.org/f348/shops-nu...rope-8017.html

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Ciao Stefano!

Benvenuto.

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Cau Stefano, from Slovakia!

:bananas_b

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Welcome Stephano to bananas dot org!! :2239:

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Welcome to the site! There are excellent resources here and a lot of knowledgeable people. Hope you enjoy the place!

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impressive collections- welcome!

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Stefano!

Welcome! We are all very glad you've found our wonderful little group of wild, zany and diverse people celebrating a few of the wild, zany and diverse wonders of our little planet. It is a great honor that you've joined us and we all hope that you will gain as much as we do by your presence.

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Welcome! I'm very happy you joined since I love sharks and pythons! I hope to see more about those in the Tiki Hut section. :D There's plenty of information on bananas here too.

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Welcome from California

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Ciao Stefano! welcome from the great state of Maryland, home of the Chesapeake Bay! We look forward to your contributions. BTW, how big is your tank....it looks huge! Is it in your home or a public aquarium! Very impressive!

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Glad to have you with us Stefano!!

Welcome!! From Central Texas, Zone 8a!!

Look forward to many more pictures! :) ~Cheryl

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Dear Saltydad,
thenk you very much.
My tank is oval, 5 metres X 4 metres and it is located in my home.
Where could I write my contributions? (do you mean this forum?)
I'd like to buy some Colocasia gigantea Thailand Giant Strain, but they are impossible to find here in Europe. Can you help me, please?
Best regards
Stefano

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Hola Seba

Welcome from Spain. We are neighbours:)

Julio

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Hola Julio.
What exotic plants do you keep, including banana trees?
My list is here:

- Palma del Monte Takil (Trachycarpus takil) - da seme prodotto dal raro esemplare coltivato presso l'Orto Botanico dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza";
- Palma Stone Gate (Trachycarpus princeps);
- Palma Golden Lotus (Trachycarpus princeps);
- Palma nana di Chusan - seme giapponese (Trachycarpus wagnerianus);
- Palma nana di Chusan - seme europeo (Trachycarpus wagnerianus);
- Palma cinese (Trachycarpus fortunei);
- Palma del Cile (Jubaea chilensis);
- Palma azzurra (Brahea armata);
- Palma azzurra Roezli da seme dell'Orto botanico di Napoli (Brahea roezli);
- Butia (Butia capitata);
- Palma yatay (Butia yatay);
- Butia del Brazile (Butia eriospatha);
- Palma istrice (Rhapidophyllum hystrix);
- Palma del Paraguay (Trithrinax acanthocoma);
- Palma dell'Argentina (Trithrinax campestris);
- Palma a ventaglio della California (Washingtonia filifera);
- Sabal etonia (Sabal etonia);
- Sabal (Sabal palmetto);
- Sabal var. Northern Range (Sabal palmetto);
- Sabal var. Lisa (Sabal palmetto);
- Sabal var. Birmingham (Sabal sp.);
- Palma di Brazoria o Sabal x texensis (Sabal sp.);
- Palmetto nano (Sabal minor);
- Palmetto nano var. "McCurtain" (Sabal minor);
- Palmetto nano var. Arkansas (Sabal minor);
- Palmetto nano var. Cape Hatteras (Sabal minor);
- Palma del Texas (Sabal mexicana);
- Palma Mazari (Nannorrhops ritchiana);
- Palma Mazari var. silver (Nannorrhops ritchiana);
- Palma a ventaglio australiana (Livistona australis);
- Palma di San Pietro (Chamaerops humilis);
- Palma di San Pietro var. cerifera (Chamaerops humilis);
- Palma di San Pietro var. vulcano (Chamaerops humilis);
- Palma di San Pietro var. arborescens (Chamaerops humilis);
- Palma di San Pietro X vulcano - ibrido (Chamaerops humilis);
- Palma da dattero di Creta (Phoenix theophrasti);
- Palma delle Canarie (Phoenix canariensis);
- Ibrido di Palma da datteri di Taiwan X Palma delle Canarie (Phoenix Loureiroi X canariensis);
- Palma da datteri var. Kenta (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri var. Black Tinicine (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri var. Khalasah (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri var. Mozafati (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri var. Deglet Nour (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri var. Zahidi (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri var. Oasi di Siwa (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri var. Medjool (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Palma da datteri Tafezwin (Phoenix dactylifera);
- Banano della neve (Ensete glaucum);
- Banano giapponese (Musa basjoo);
- Orecchie di elefante (Alocasia macrorrhiza);
- Taro gigante (Colocasia gigantea);
- Albero bottiglia del Queensland (Brachychiton rupestris).

Best regards
Stefano

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Stefano- I would try Sandy at Northern Tropics (although I don't know if she ships to Europe). She's an active member of the forum. If she can't help, try Tony Avent at PDN -- Colocasia gigantea Thailand Giant Strain. He apparently had it in stock earlier in the season.

Wow, I had a marine/reef maintenance/installation business in New York. The biggest tank I put in was 500 gallons for the CEO of a Swiss corporation, and I thought that was large! I'd love to hear about your filtration and lighting specs. Give me a shout by PM so we don't bore the other folks here...LOL

Howard

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Hello Seba,

I have a about 30 palm trees, very small, of 20 different species and varieties. Large in size, I have only Trachi and Phoenix canariensis.

I have enough fruit trees, citrus fruit of many kinds, avocados, pecan, tamarillo (Ciphomandra betacea), ...

In banana plants, I have only adult sikkimensis, E. ventricosum and unidentified.
Plants tiny, Musa sikkimensis daj giant, Musa basjoo, Strelitzia reginae (Mandela's Gold), Dwarf Orinoco, Dwarf Cavendish, rajapuri, 'Ice cream' / 'Blue Java', 1000 Fingers, FHIA01 Goldfinger, Dwarf Namwah and Grand Nain.

:nanadrink:
Julio

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Ciao Rick,

I've read you live in Italy too, but in a better climate!
I saw your photogallery, you have a nice collection of specimens.
Do you keep inside some of them during the winter?
What are your minimal temperatures?

Regards
Stefano