Manini (AeAe) corms doing great!! - Page 2

robguz24 · 09-07-2015, 11:28 AM

Rmplmnz, yes I got that you weren't serious, and meant no disrespect to you. Just thought I'd clarify if others didn't.

Glad I got mine for $80. It paid for itself many times over. It would have even at $175!

Rmplmnz · 09-07-2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tanfenton

Rmplmnz,

I enjoy reading snippets through the years of your activity here regarding your reminiscences of the Going Bananas of yesteryear. Would you ever consider writing a remembrance of your time spent at Lessard's old grove before the Chapins bought it? Having been too young to have cared about a banana nursery at the time, I'd love to know what it used to be like going there.

N.

Thanks!!

It was amazing the first time I walked through the rows of banana mattes. Don & Katie have done a great job with Going Bananas and are very good friends for 20 plus years. I remember speaking with Don the first day they were in business. Tissue culturing was a game changer for nurseries selling bananas and there is no going back. The amazing thing about Bill was he traveled the world in search of exotic banana varieties and introduced so many unique plants to Florida.

I still have copy (somewhere) of Bill Lessard's catalog with Fehi listed! I was amazed by the diversity and uniqueness. I am amazed by the journeys of all the South Florida Fruit Hunters/Pioneers. I was fortunate enough to meet a few. Have you looked at Julia Morton's book "Fruit's of Warm Climates"? I purchased this book direct from Julia in 1994 for $75. She was an amazing person!

Rmplmnz · 09-07-2015, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by robguz24

Rmplmnz, yes I got that you weren't serious, and meant no disrespect to you. Just thought I'd clarify if others didn't.

Glad I got mine for $80. It paid for itself many times over. It would have even at $175!

Thanks, hopefully my response was not perceived as coy. I am always impressed with your posts and grateful of the time and effort you put in to the board as evidenced by the quality of your posted content!

PR-Giants · 09-09-2015, 09:18 AM

It sure seems like more & more folks are growing Maninis and that doesn't even count the members that don't post.

Maybe it'll be Rare not to have a Manini.

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Originally Posted by Rmplmnz

The reason these plants are not widely available is that they are not easy to grow. Growers can easily sell them for $175 each. Would you rather spend time on a plant you can sell the pups from for $10 or $175?? I have yet to see one sell for for anything close to a reasonable price for a banana plant.

Who has a source to buy these inexpensively? It is interesting how this topic bubbles up every few years.

xeriscape8321 · 09-09-2015, 06:04 PM

As we have learned from the scientific community, tissue culture isn't the best means of propagation for Manini....The only way to get a true Aeae (Manini) into a collection today is to spend the money....not going to be common in many collections in this economy...not today at least

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