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Gabe reported that he had a Gros Michel 'Highgate' fruiting at 7 ft, and a 'Cocos' at fruiting at 6-8 ft.

http://www.bananas.org/f2/highgate-c...tml#post188633

They are both dwarf varieties of Gros Michel, with the 'Highgate' making slightly smaller fruit than 'Cocos'. The regular Gros Michel has a p-stem of about 15 ft when it fruits.

http://www.bananas.org/f2/gros-miche...html#post85956

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thanks yug! would you happen to know how long each leaf/branch grows? i want to calculate the radius i need in my yard.

thanks!
dean

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My GM>>>

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They'll be shorter. Closer to 6', I would guess.

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I alos love the colors of mine and it holds up better to heat then any of my nanners in my profile. It never wilts i swear :) . Must be heat tolerant.

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Here's an updated pic of a Gros Michel tc I got from Terry back in April. P-stem is now about 2' tall and 2.5 inches wide (it's the one that's front and center).

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Well, I've never had a mature one, but here are some photos of different Gros Michel bananas. I guess you will have to look at them and make an estimate. I could take a shot at it, too, but I really have never had a fully grown one yet. Take a look and see what you think. Mine is about 7 1/2 ft wide, but it is still young.

Gabe with Gros Michel 'Cocos', mine is two generations from this plant
http://www.bananas.org/f2/gros-miche...tml#post186646

Gabe with other types of Gros Michel
http://www.bananas.org/f2/highgate-c...tml#post188633

More Gros Michel photos
http://www.bananas.org/f2/gros-miche...tml#post187338

My Gros Michel
http://www.bananas.org/f2/gros-miche...tml#post200928

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My GM is just showing a pup. How are these plants with pupping?? edit was not a pup but a weed:(

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Couldn\'t tell you, but mine has about 4 ft or slightly less of p-stem, and has three showing. Gabe told me it was a month old when I got it, and that would make it about 8 1/2 months old.

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I just wanted to add that I have GM plants for sale in this thread:

http://www.bananas.org/f3/gros-miche...ale-16505.html

Larry

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Do you still have any available I would love to get a couple :)

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Updated pic from about a month later (GM is the biggest plant in the picture, just left of center, leaning to the right, with tip of newest leaf touching the ceiling; p-stem is now about 3.5'):

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Bump

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I have a bunch left for sale...

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Kewl beans

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The Gros Michel (and Dble Mahoi) I got from Terry (Chance1945) are possibly all gone thanks to a higher than we thought it would be storm surge from Hurricane Isaac.

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What are you going to do with this plant as it gets bigger? The clone that these were TC'd from averaged 4.7 m (15.5') p-stem at fruiting -- so well over 20' to the top of the leaves.

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Sideways

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poke a hole in the roof?

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Prune it