Ele Ele is so pretty
 

Ele Ele




The pseudostem has turned some shades of black.
This is a gorgeous tri-color banana plant!

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Yes it is. Does it produce edible bananas?

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Very nice. The ele ele is at the top of my want list. That black Balbisiana in the other thread is impressive also. I think either one would look great planted near my black bamboo.

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Yes, indeed it would. I might have to add this one to my want list.

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Thanks for the kind words you guys. Indeed it would make a great display planted out with some Lako.

The Ele Ele bananas are edible, they're a cooking banana however. I have honestly yet to taste them but I love to cook and am looking forward to it. They say these are excellent! I will offer you guys some fruits when I have a bloom.

Here's the page in the wiki about the Ele Ele:
http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Ele_Ele

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looking good!

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Thanks Frank. It should look familiar...
:hiiiiyanana:

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It was on my wish list and now on my "hope it takes off next spring" list! lol

I did read someone say recently that it was very sensitive to cold, though, worse than I had read. Anybody with any zone 9 experience with some input? Mine will probably be coming indoors this winter anyways, though.

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Mine just put up a few pups, it's on my hope it "pups a lot" list!


Here's an old pic from May:

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Its high on my wish list too. But there's no chance of getting them over here.
Our tropical surpliers don't seem to want to take the chance with some of the more demanding bananas.

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Does anyone have a speciemen with a truly black trunk? These look more red/brown to me.

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Jarred,

Is that the extra one I gave you from Greenie? If it is, the clump I got from him is a pup making machine. I've given away 3 or 4 pups and the clump has 5 or 6 pseudostems. Your's was a lot taller than the clump I kept.

Greenie has a great mature plant he posted pic of in another thread and I'm sure he has eaten them.

Looks like it is growing great.

Terry

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Wow, very nice ele ele`s :).

I have a Musa ele ele, too. So I can also say, this is a very nica plant ;)


Tobias

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Tobias did you get yours from europe if so do you mind telling me where ?

Cheers Mark

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Erlend, the trunk darkens with age. Check out the 2294 thread! I think mine is a clone from that unless Greenie has more than 1 mat going.. and yes, Terry, this is that plant you set me up with. Thanks again!

Here are some other Ele Ele threads:
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=2294
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=1546
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=1514

Tobias, let's see some pics! And send one to Mark, will ya!

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Hi Mark,
yes, I`ve get my ele ele from a German privat Person. It was his last Plant, but you can ask Achim, he is from Austria. Here is a link to his online shop
http://www.bananenshop.de/ Mark, when you really get one, I would change my own ele ele to a variegatet Musa of you!
In a few days I will get to take some pics, but my plant is a small one, I`ve get it a few weeks ago.


Tobias

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I see. Sometimes I have seen specimens with light redish brown trunks and sometimes almost jet-black. Another species that's supposed to have a very black trunk is Chini Champa.
I have heard of a theory about the pH of the soil influencing the black colouring. It would be interesting if someone could conduct an experiment on this. This is also the case with AeAe, right?

Anyway, beautiful plant you have there Jarred!

Erlend

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Look at my galerie, there are some pics from my ele ele.