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![]() King Kong Banana 8 Seeds - Musa balbisiana - RARE
/HUGE[url=http://cgi.ebay.com/King-Kong-Banana-8-Seeds-Musa-balbisiana-RARE-HUGE_W0QQitemZ110382014525QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0? hash=item19b347e03d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14[/url] didn't know I had such a rare banana in my collection and you gotta love this one Musa Banana "NAM WA" Beautiful Leave and Hard to fine!! - eBay (item 370158001673 end time Sep-09-09 01:16:37 PDT) 50.00 shipping on top of 99.00 for plant 18-20" tall
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Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. In Christ Jim Babb ![]() http://www.uponhigherground.com/waddscreek/ http://www.hs.facebook.com/pages/Car...m/254209619224 ![]() Last edited by chong : 08-18-2009 at 04:33 PM. |
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![]() JIM,
am i still in line fer a pup off this incredibly rare banana. I can't believe there is one in NC. LOL. alex |
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![]() sure enough, All I am getting now is bordelon and Dwarf Cavendish pups that rare one just wont pup for me.
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Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. In Christ Jim Babb ![]() http://www.uponhigherground.com/waddscreek/ http://www.hs.facebook.com/pages/Car...m/254209619224 ![]() |
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![]() Darn, its rare and it knows it. just like AE AE. How you been, haven't talked to you in a while.
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![]() good keep rescuing naners from slows about to fill up the yard, starting teaching a Photography class for local community college today first time teaching a curriculum class, mostly do con-ed. we will se how it works. hope all is going well with you.
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![]() I'm doing good, I am tryin to keep myself together long enough to get ready to pot up bout 6 1g naners to three gallon pots. Also startin to get around to showing everyone my carnivorous plant collection.
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![]() I re-potted three this week to 10 gal pots.
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![]() i need to get some pots, especially large pots and squat pots, really am tryin to rebuild my pot collection after the move where an impressive 5,000 plastic nursery pot collection. Now after hardly touching most of them, i need everyone of them now.
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![]() I bought some this year from a guy going out of the nursery business bought 7 gal up to 25 gal got a pickup truck load and then another half a load.
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![]() Darn you got lucky, U got any of them 15 or 25's, I'm willing to drive. haha. I need to find me a source to get some. My local landscapers are pretty chincy cause they like to give them back to the nurseries for small discounts.
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![]() Oh m'gosh, is there a way that someone can alert ebay? It has all wrong info including the fert being 3-1-2. I sure hope no one gets suckered into buying it.
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![]() I found these in the Agriculture review here in NC. you can search online let me see what I can find I can call the guy to see if he has anymore. I will see if I can find you some. I could use some more myself. as its getting time to order fruit trees for the nursery.
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![]() The guy said he had maybe 75 total of the 5,7 and 10 gal size for .10 a gal.
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![]() Jim, Patty knows all to well about needing a good pot. Thanks for the info, pots, the most underappreciated item in the world. LOL. So when you going to buy that variegated Namwah.
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![]() I think I'll wait till you get one then I can trade a pup from my rare banana for a pup from your rare banana.
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![]() balbisiana var. lukiensis is about 5 ft tall has 8 or so leaves on it and yeah I see pigs fly every week of course we have a Bar-B-Que place at the local air strip only place I know you can fly in for ribs and pulled pork
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I would think that even if the xrays and high temperatures didn't kill the corm, the leaves would certainly dry up wouldn't they. |
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