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Sweet.....:08:
Great presentation....

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pic of the six footer please?

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Note the solid red of the pups pstem. None of my cavendish have ever pupped like that.

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A beauty!! Definitely the same coloring but mine seems to be a bit more "bunchy" (not in a diseased sort of way). Maybe they will gain some separation later on. Not sure it will make it that long though. Thanks for the pic!

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I have another one that size in my main patch that gets full sun and its leaves are bunchy. This one under 2 mature citrus in dapples sun.. that may explain the different leaf patterns. I believe the one in full sun puts outs leaves faster.

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Yeah mine is in full sun and does pump out leaves.

When you're locked down
 

and everyone in the house has covid, you just take what you're given...

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this little corner deck was the best thing we did back there this year

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Gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing the pics with us all :bananas_b

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Thanks. That plant closest to the deck is the pup I planted at the end of April. The pstem has gained about 3 feet. It literally started growing immediately.

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Some bonus species. Tangelo is doing really well as well as the key limes. The orange is healthy but just less mature. It's happy though.

Key Limes:

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20210814_091556 by William Strickland, on Flickr

Tangelo:

20210814_091359 by William Strickland, on Flickr

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20210814_091438 by William Strickland, on Flickr

20210814_091450 by William Strickland, on Flickr


Orange:

20210814_091518 by William Strickland, on Flickr

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20210814_091525 by William Strickland, on Flickr

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Are you able to post your side yard ....or did I miss it:ha:

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The whole thing is quite small but tomorrow I will photograph all 1500 Sq ft of it 😀😃🙂

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All good only 750 sq ft will do:)

I had seen the front with the band and block party....

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Oh yea you have!

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Your citrus looks fantastic.

I have had terrible luck with my citrus. This year will be the first year I get a decent harvest in quantity but the plants look ragged. Leaves are diseased due to fungus, leaf miners, and whatever else. I think they may have the "green" virus. I really tried to stay on top of them this year and they have improved but it has been a struggle.

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Thanks as proud as I am about a fruiting banana the citrus makes me the happiest. I didn't think it was possible. We did get 2 pies worth of key limes last year but didn't think those would produce again. The tangelo is really taking off and the orange is steady. My Lisbon lemon and pink variegated lemons took a hit over winter but came back pretty nicely but no fruit.

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Wow, very impressed you're able to grow Key Limes up in SC! They're known for being just about the most cold sensitive of all citrus varieties.

A lot of citrus are really prone to alternate bearing where some years are super heavy and other years they produce very few fruits, so don't worry if this year isn't as productive as last. My Key Lime tree produced hundreds of fruits last summer and only a handful this year. It's just the way it goes!

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My 2 Key Limes produced dozens not hundreds but we did have enough for 2 AWESOME pies. I did read about alternating years but it looks like we will have some anyway. Hopefully at least 1 pie's worth :)

My backyard really is warmer than most places in town. The hours of exposure and the way my windows reflect back in to the yard make for a very tropical environment and I believe lessens the wintertime stress. It won't keep a cavendish pstem viable though :)

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I cant grow cavendish here either, nor do i want to! Too many other great varieties!

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But now I want to fruit a cavendish because it can't be done ;)

I'd really like to see if one of my plants are Dwarf Reds too. Lofty goals from 8-B......