bencelest

Here's my Belle pup.
I did not know I have them in my yard until I looked. So it can be grown in zone 9. So is Double Mahoi.

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Randy4ut

Hey Benny, do you have a pic of the mama? Would love to see a more mature specimen of 'Belle'. Thanks so much!!!

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bencelest

Randy:
All of my bananas were transferred close to the fence 2 or 3 months ago and as such are just trying to recuperate. That's when I moved my pergola plat when I renovate my backyard. All of them were planted under the pergola plat before. Some of them reacted negatively loosing their leaves. They are just now springing back to life. My Belle was planted next to the persimmons where it got the least amount of sunshine. So it's not altogether normal as of right now. But I'll post a picture when I can. I'll also post a picture for those bananas that were planted with lots of sunshine.

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bencelest

Randy :
Here's the best that I an do:



the mama is the 3rd one on the background

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bencelest

unlike my other bananas that were planted under the sun at the back of the pics center pics



ones on pots have been there a while

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Randy4ut

Wow Benny, you sure do have a lot of different types of plants!!! I appreciate the trouble you went through for the pics. Have a great time in SD this week and hollar at me next weekend...

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mnorell

Benny--

Here are some pictures of my 'Belle.' It is now just over two years from a six-inch pup, and was almost this big last year. This is perhaps the stem-hardiest fruiting banana I have, and an amazingly vigorous plant. Give it lots of room because it's pretty big!! I'm about to cut down the first of several bunches I have this year.

Returning after our 9a winter this past May (15-hour freeze to 24F and a smattering of other freezes/frosts):


The clump today:



Fruit in development/flowering this summer:



One bunch photographed today, about ready to come down!

damaclese

looking good Benny if you rember Scot gave me that gigantic Bell that i posted pictures of the one in my Yellow honda s2000 convertibol i didnt get it in to the grund untill Aug. it didn't like the heat all that much but has recoverd and put out a pup for me, im not sure the pup will make it as its pretty small so nexst season we can conpare your zone9 and mined saposidly Belle is vary heat talarent so far the Ice Creams and the Brazilains have done the best with heat its amazing all the stuff you have acoplishied this summer, looking at your Bell do you think it has room there super big Banana
just guessing im gona say over 20ft they have vary long Pedeals alwas a sign of larg habit im wandering if we sould stake them so they dont get blown over this spring with the desert winds what do you thing i think yours is more protected then my plant good luck with it they are strikingly tall and elagount
sorry about the spelling guys on lab top no spell checker yet

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sunfish

Could this be a belle

bencelest

You guys have such beautiful Belles. I envy you guys.
Tony: Sorry I can't help you there.

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