Ensete Maurelli at Home Depot in N. CA

microfarmer · 05-12-2008, 03:05 PM

I just picked up a nice E. Maurelli (what was labelled on the 7 gallon pot). It's very healthy and I only saw one, but I sorta ran thru the garden center as I was short on time and scooped up the Ensete on the fly.

I was also at Lowe's yesterday and picked up a gorgeous variegated ginger about to flower (but I didn't see any bananas)

This is in the Citrus Heights area of Northern CA (just east of Sack-o-tomato). I'll wager the other stores in the area also have some in. Y'all might want to check your local stores...

austinl01 · 05-12-2008, 05:23 PM

Our HD has some E. maurelli as well along with cavendish bananas. They were reasonably priced, but after a weekend, I bet they are all gone by now. Unique plants tend to go quickly at our HD and Lowe's. Lowe's has musa basjoos in one and three gallons.

natedogg1026 · 05-12-2008, 09:09 PM

Our HD suprised me with Maurellii's, D. Namwah's, Sumatrana's, Green Reds?? and Grand Nains all close to 5' tall.

NanaNut2 · 05-12-2008, 09:30 PM

How fortunate you are to have such a great selection in your local HD's and Lowe's. I went to the farmer's market in Olympia, WA and found an E Maurellii for $20.00. I was ecstatic. It's 13 inches tall with 3 leaves, largest of which is 13" long, with a new leaf emerging. A real find at the farmer's market. I'm a bit concerned about the soil, he said, and I quote, "the good thing about this soil is that it holds alot of water". Perhaps I should place it on a heat mat to compensate for this soil.

How much did you pay at HD for your Maurellii?

microfarmer · 05-12-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NanaNut2

How fortunate you are to have such a great selection in your local HD's and Lowe's. I went to the farmer's market in Olympia, WA and found an E Maurellii for $20.00. I was ecstatic. It's 13 inches tall with 3 leaves, largest of which is 13" long, with a new leaf emerging. A real find at the farmer's market. I'm a bit concerned about the soil, he said, and I quote, "the good thing about this soil is that it holds alot of water". Perhaps I should place it on a heat mat to compensate for this soil.

How much did you pay at HD for your Maurellii?

I paid $19.60 + tax. It is about 2' tall and putting out it's 11th leaf

NanaNut2 · 05-12-2008, 10:54 PM

Sounds like a very good price. Guess it costs more to ship up here. Your Maurellii is beautiful.

microfarmer · 05-12-2008, 11:12 PM

Why... thank you...

(blush)

Dean W. · 05-13-2008, 09:10 AM

My Lowe's just had Rajapuri. You all are lucky to have a wider selection.

microfarmer · 05-13-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean W.

My Lowe's just had Rajapuri. You all are lucky to have a wider selection.

Well, wider selection seems to be store variable. I've never seen more than one kind of banana in my local stores, and usually no more than a few.

Maybe I just come in after they sell off the rest...

Richard · 05-13-2008, 01:23 PM

The orange box I'm working at in San Diego received a shipment last week of eight varieties of fruiting bananas -- about 20 plants total, plus Zebrinas and a few Ensete hybrids. Some of the Ensete's are mislabeled; e.g. Musa Maurelli. As of yesterday, the only remaining bananas were 1 ice cream, 1 dwarf cavendish, plus a very large Ensete in a 14" box.

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