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![]() Hi All!
A new friend of mine in Washington State had a banana plant that reached 30ft. and fruited last year. She is digging for pics as I post. What Banana or Plantain cultivars would reach these heights? Any info appreciated...I am digging throught the Wiki! Will post pics when they come avaliable! Thanks, ![]()
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![]() 30' is tall. maybe saba. pictures, pictures, pictures. please
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![]() 30' is tall even for here. Giant Plantain and occasionally Maqueño get that big here, but only in bumper years. Other than that, you'll be looking at the Ensetes, not the Musas.
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![]() Maybe she means 30' to the top of the leaves? I have Hawaiian Apples that tall if you count the leaves.
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![]() Oh, if you count to the top of the leaves you can include a bunch more.
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![]() I am relaying questions to her, via e-mail, as I field your responses.
She has good soil, near former volcanic activity. 9b area. Am waiting & wanting to know with you!! ![]()
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![]() "Banana made fruit last year, very small bananas and I cannot remember if they were red or yellow.
No red in the stem, and the 6 foot tall new one this year has a 2 1/2-3 inch wide base on it so far...I do not recall how big the base got on last years. 30-plus feet with the leaves..and the leaves grew 4 to 5 feet long at least...maybe longer The original plant has died off." This is the 6 foot pup... ![]() Any Ideas?! ![]()
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![]() looks like basjoo
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![]() Ya, looks like M. basjoo to me to. I have seen them pretty tall, not 30ft, but tall. Bananas should always be measured from the ground to the top of the pseudostem when reporting a height.
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