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Old 06-29-2008, 11:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Default Ae Ae pups growing up

The Ae Ae pups I dug away from their mother are finally growing on their own.



Here's the base of the mother with still more pups.



Close up of the variegation.



Mom from a distance. Has to be over 20 feet tall!

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Old 06-29-2008, 11:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice AeAe's, and NICE tree fern!
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Old 06-29-2008, 11:47 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Wow, they sure seem to like it there! Hope mine does at least half as well. Where do you live? Zone?
How long have you had it and has she flowered for you?
Thanks for the pics.
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Old 06-30-2008, 12:01 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Thanks for posting the pictures. It's good to see someone having so much success with AeAes.
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Old 06-30-2008, 12:06 AM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Great pictures cagary. Where are you located -zone-. I would love an AeAe, Beautiful plants, but alas, I am zonally and experientially challenged, would hate to kill one. , yours seem to be very happy in their environment, congrats
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Old 06-30-2008, 07:19 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Nice looking pups!
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Old 06-30-2008, 09:18 AM   #7 (permalink)
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looks like the newest leaf is smaller than the rest???????? u know what that means.....
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Old 06-30-2008, 12:31 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Cagary,

Wow when it rains it pours, where do we sign up for purchasding pups?
Thanks for the pics this gives everyone hope.
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Old 06-30-2008, 01:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
 
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nice! you have a great garden.
has every ae ae pup from you the variegation on it?
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Old 06-30-2008, 03:49 PM   #10 (permalink)
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i sent a pm for a pup. wahoo!!!!
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Old 06-30-2008, 11:25 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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Thanks everyone for your kind posts.

The pups will be going on ebay to see what the market will bear.

The problem with Ae Ae banana plants is that they get so tall. The first one I bought was planted in a greenhouse in the ground and it very quickly smashed into the somewhat high 12 foot ceiling. I really think that if you can't grow them outside, its not worth spending the money on one. Last week a Ae Ae pup went for over $200.

dablo93, So far out of the 11 pups the mother has produced, all have been variegated, but I have heard that sometimes one gets a green one and even an all white one the quickly dies because it can't make any "food" for itself.

I'm in south Orange County in CA and, as you can see from the photo, the Ae Ae is in a rather protected spot.
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Old 07-01-2008, 02:19 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The pups will be going on ebay to see what the market will bear.

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Old 07-02-2008, 05:16 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Very nice mother and babies! What is your e-bay name so we can watch? Can you let us know when you put them up there?

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Thanks everyone for your kind posts.

The pups will be going on ebay to see what the market will bear.

The problem with Ae Ae banana plants is that they get so tall. The first one I bought was planted in a greenhouse in the ground and it very quickly smashed into the somewhat high 12 foot ceiling. I really think that if you can't grow them outside, its not worth spending the money on one. Last week a Ae Ae pup went for over $200.

dablo93, So far out of the 11 pups the mother has produced, all have been variegated, but I have heard that sometimes one gets a green one and even an all white one the quickly dies because it can't make any "food" for itself.

I'm in south Orange County in CA and, as you can see from the photo, the Ae Ae is in a rather protected spot.
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:39 PM   #14 (permalink)
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guys and gals when i get my Ae Ae to pup you all can have some for the cost of shipping but its not going to be until next year i just think as fellow garden junkies we souled share the wealth no offense to any one that wants to sell them that gos for all my plants that i have extra of I'm going to have some Ventricosum available in September if more of them sprout iv got 7 so far there all promised out at this point but if any one drops out all be more then happy to share them
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:44 PM   #15 (permalink)
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guys and gals when i get my Ae Ae to pup you all can have some for the cost of shipping but its not going to be until next year i just think as fellow garden junkies we souled share the wealth no offense to any one that wants to sell them that gos for all my plants that i have extra of I'm going to have some Ventricosum available in September if more of them sprout iv got 7 so far there all promised out at this point but if any one drops out all be more then happy to share them
That's great of you Pauly!
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:54 PM   #16 (permalink)
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pauly that is sweet of you!. thank you for your kindness.
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:57 PM   #17 (permalink)
 
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Pauly, how kind of you!
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Old 07-03-2008, 08:35 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Congrats Cagary! I'd like to watch the Ebay progress too!! Please keep us posted and let us know your Ebay name!

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Old 07-03-2008, 08:45 PM   #19 (permalink)
 
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Cagary - they are just beautiful!!!

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