jnstropic

I have just opened the 'My Ae Ae's Brother'. Whats 'My Ae Ae's Brother', go to: http://togofcoralgables.com/MyAeAesBrother.aspx

This is just the beginning. It will get more interesting as time goes by.

Greenie

I think With your knowledge,wisdom,and love for the Ae Ae banana,this opportunity will help others value, understand, and appreciate this rare and unselfish beauty.

momoese

That awesome! When the time comes to find a grower willing to participate in Southern California I'd be willing to try.

tlturbo

Hi,

Great concept - it's just too bad that you can't streeeeetch the border up a tad to southern Palm Beach Co.

I lived in Pembroke Pines but moved to Lake Worth about 2 1/2 years ago. I had a large Ae-Ae in fruit when I moved and brought it with me. The corm produced quite a few pups that I sold to several list members to get other types of bananas for my new yard. I kept several nice Ae-Ae pups for myself but between a careless lawn guy and Hurricane Wilma, I'm down to one little pup in a pot.

I'd love to help you out if you are so inclined but if not, best of luck and I do hope we can get a lot more of these out and about. I know of several nurseries that have them but I can't bring myself to pay their prices.

Take care - Terry

Taylor

Jordan,
This will be interesting to watch. Hope yall can make them cheaper to get over here. I know itll take a long time though, being that the focus is on the west coast still (for proper conditions). They have to be taken in here in winter everwhere on the east coast, except Florida and maybe Georgia.

Anyone on this coast have a mat of AeAe that they could do this same thing with? It'd speed it up.

Anyways, I cant wait to see what happens. Keep me posted.


Taylor

Bananaman88

jnstropic,

Sounds like an awesome idea. I've always thought that we banana lovers should somehow band together and do this very thing! I'm a professional horticulturist who has successfully grown the Ae-Ae before when I worked at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. It grew like a weed for us there and pupped profusely! One of my former co-workers there tells me they unfortunaely lost all of theirs a couple of winters ago.

I am currently living in the Houston, TX area with a climate very similar to Florida (maybe not Southern FL but still plenty humid!). Our typical winter here is about 30 degrees for the low occasionally. I had an Ae-Ae overwinter in the ground here in 2004. I'd love to try some here again if you decide to expand your area of experimentation. I have never been able to bring myself to pay the ridiculous prices that some places sell theirs for and completely agree that we ought to share these wonderful plants if we can or at least if we do sell them, it should be at a reasonable price.

Please let me know if you think my climate is suitable for this worthy project. If not, I wish you great success and hope to be one of the beneficiaries of this project down the line. I truly believe that one day this plant will be more readily available.

Brent

MediaHound

Like I told you a few weeks ago when we spoke about this, it's a pretty interesting concept, Jordon. Should be exciting!

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Taylor

And Jordon,
Im sorry Ive been misspelling your name this entire time. I just learned how to spell it right. I will correct myself from now on. I hope you don't take it personally. It happens to me all the time (Tyler,Tayler, even Talor!???)

Taylor

Taylor

WOW I just re-read this and I feel like a total numb nut. Jordon is on the east coast. Haha I feel stupid.

jnstropic

I just added two drawings to: http://togofcoralgables.com/MyAeAesBrother.aspx

The Florida pup has less to start with and that is one reason that the plant is hard to start. As soon as the second and third pups start to grow we will distribute our first class of Ae Aes.

If you want to be in line for these plants go to: http://togofcoralgables.com/contactus.aspx and register

You will receive information of what your responsibility is and how you will be expected to give pups of your Ae Ae to the next in line.

jnstropic

The first Ae Ae has been distributed. See the pup and the proud care taker: http://togofcoralgables.com/MyAeAesBrother.aspx

Bananaman88

Sweet! Congrats, MediaHound! That's one awesome plant!

MediaHound

Thanks Brent!
And thank YOU, Jordon!

Glad to be a part of this and actually I'm glad to have won the drawing to be the first winner, there were other local members that are taking part and they get the next ones (It shouldn't be too long of a wait )

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... oh and by the way, it certainly was one big plant! It took up the entire length of the SUV, and blocked some of the view through the windshield, but I made it home safely! Biggest pup I ever got from someone and it's an Ae Ae! I'm elated!

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Taylor

Hi everyone.
I understand this, but at the same time I am confused. (Congrats!!!!) Jarred got the pup, and now what does he do with it? Then what happens with the pups from Jarreds? Do they slowly move west? Or farther north?(to zone 8 north!) Just kidding. Will 1 pup from Jarred or Jordons go to Cali?

Thanks for the explanation. I just made myself even more confused than I was when I started writing this.

Taylor

jnstropic

Now Jarred will bring back his first two pups established in pots. I will give them to some growers in south Florida. Jarred can then give later pups away or sell them. If he loses his plant he can back to me and get another pup, only if he had given two back to me and not sold any. Thus if every one in the group gives them freely, they will remain in the group and be assured of being able to get another pup if needed. Many people who get an Ae Ae are successful for up to three years and then fail. Even old timers lose them. Hurricanes seem to be the most common reason for loss. Two years ago a hurricane nearly took out mine. It feels good that I could get one from Jarred. The bigger the group the more the security.

At this point giving an established plant is the only sure way of getting an Ae Ae. That means driving to a location. Would you drive to south Florida and then bring back the first two pups? It is more likely for a grower in Browerd to give someone in Martin county a pup. As this program grows, we will cover a larger area.

Florida grown pups do not ship well. The drawing in (http://togofcoralgables.com/MyAeAesBrother.aspx) shows the small amount rhizome in a typical Florida pup. This is why I establish a pup. Notice I have two pups in pots and one in the ground. They have not grown since they were removed from the mother plant. I will post pictures as they start to grow.

bananimal

Jordon,

I have been nurturing my first Ae Ae that I bought as a 12 inch pup 3 months ago. Recently found that thru overwatering it had stopped growing. Not all my fault, for we in St Lucie County have been getting rain on a regular basis after 2 years of hardly anything. Repotted it in pure peatmoss with some pearlite added for drainage on a tip from Jon in SanDiego. It's growing again just fine.

I feel that the way to go is just as you have said -- grow those pups and spread the wealth throughout the banana enthusiast community. Everyone will always have backup in case of unforseen disaster. I have spent some time developing a regimen and a proper plant site for my Ae Ae and it's pup development. Can't wait till it is large enough and the temperature drops a bit.

Please consider those of us just north of you in Palm Beach, Martin and St Lucie counties as we are very ready to continue your good work.

Dan

modenacart

Yes it would be fantastic if we could push this farther north.

tlturbo

Hey JARRED,

Did you lose the 2 nice Ae-Ae's you got from me about a year and a half ago?

Terry

bananimal

Hey Terry,

They might have gotten whacked by the weather!!!!

Dan