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Mitchell,
You are too funny..you said you were done..yet you had to edit your post to throw in one more barb directed at me by name. This post started out as a new member's request for recommendations on tall rapidly growing banana varieties (this is a "banana forum") and even after the member stated that bamboo was not an option the debate continued. I vacillated on responding to your post as I know it will result in yet another reply, as it is painfully apparent that you will need to have the last word on this. Hopefully one day we will have the opportunity to meet (I look forward to that day), I am sure you would have a different perception. I will add that your pic of the tall red was very impressive. This will be my last post on this thread as I am sure everyone else (this is the new member's first thread/post) that is following it is tired of seeing yet another thread digress in to a totally off topic "lively discussion". Hopefully some other members can make some recommendations to accommodate the request:

I am still trying to understand why this thread went so far off-topic (it started with so much potential).

harveyc

I personally would not hesitate to plant either the Saba banana or the Alphonse Karr bamboo. I like them both and have saw Mitchel's yard in December 2007 and was impressed with both his bamboo and bananas. I am also impressed with your big Saba's Chris.

One thing I wondered from the beginning of this thread was how important the permanence of the screen is since the bananas would get cut down every so often and the screen would be reduced unless there's enough room for several generations of plants.

I've planted several rows of Coastal Redwoods around my property, somewhere around 100 of them. I'm not about to recommend them to anyone in this thread, though! :P

Cheers,

Harvey

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