Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

shot3837 · 07-28-2011, 12:44 PM

I am a banana newbie (this is my first post) that has become obsessed with the Ae Ae after seeing picture of its beautiful foliage a fruits. Where are you guys finding them? I have been unable to find any store online that sells them. How hard are they to come by? I found one on ebay that is at $75 right now. How much do these typically sell for? Sorry for all of the questions.

Yug · 07-28-2011, 02:38 PM

Ask Greenie.

BadPun · 07-28-2011, 04:53 PM

I have 1 5-gallon plant available that was separated from the mother plant last year, overwintered outdoors, and is putting out big new leaves. You can see a pic in my gallery (may be spoken for).

I also have 3 mats (each with hanging fruit) and ~50-60 pups ranging in size from 1-inch to 10-feet of pseudostem.

I did look at the eBay ad, "we are selling a freshly dug side pups with roots and are ready for planting once recieved". If you end up bidding on this I'd ask how big the pup is because I remember seeing previous auctions on ebay of 3-inch pups... in general the bigger the pup the better your chance of it surviving...

oakshadows · 07-28-2011, 05:02 PM

When will the pups be available? Can you ship to Florida?

jeffreyp · 07-28-2011, 05:51 PM

Check with Tropical World nursery in boynton beach

Exotic Orchids, Colorful Bromeliads, Exotic Foliage, Gifts & More!

shot3837 · 07-29-2011, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadPun

I have 1 5-gallon plant available that was separated from the mother plant last year, overwintered outdoors, and is putting out big new leaves. You can see a pic in my gallery (may be spoken for).

I also have 3 mats (each with hanging fruit) and ~50-60 pups ranging in size from 1-inch to 10-feet of pseudostem.

I did look at the eBay ad, "we are selling a freshly dug side pups with roots and are ready for planting once recieved". If you end up bidding on this I'd ask how big the pup is because I remember seeing previous auctions on ebay of 3-inch pups... in general the bigger the pup the better your chance of it surviving...

I would definately be interested in the 5 gallon if it is available. I am not sure if it will be in my price range because I am seeing they go for a lot more than I thought (the pup on ebay is now at $100 with 4 days left). If I can not buy the 5 gallon, I would be interested in buying one of your pups.

oakshadows · 07-29-2011, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadPun

I have 1 5-gallon plant available that was separated from the mother plant last year, overwintered outdoors, and is putting out big new leaves. You can see a pic in my gallery (may be spoken for).

I also have 3 mats (each with hanging fruit) and ~50-60 pups ranging in size from 1-inch to 10-feet of pseudostem.

I did look at the eBay ad, "we are selling a freshly dug side pups with roots and are ready for planting once recieved". If you end up bidding on this I'd ask how big the pup is because I remember seeing previous auctions on ebay of 3-inch pups... in general the bigger the pup the better your chance of it surviving...

What do you consider to be a good size? Plants seem to like me better than seed anyway.

digdeep · 07-29-2011, 10:07 AM

I was bidding on the Ae Ae pup on eBay and the price went up alot especially with taxes it's not worth it. If anyone is selling one please let me know.

shot3837 · 07-29-2011, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffreyp

Check with Tropical World nursery in boynton beach

Exotic Orchids, Colorful Bromeliads, Exotic Foliage, Gifts & More!

I called them this morning and they said that they are expecting to get some in about a month and their pricing seems reasonable. Thanks for the suggestion! If I can't get one from BadPun or someone else on this board, I think I will go with them. Have you bought from them in the past?

BadPun · 07-30-2011, 02:29 PM

I'm going to dig out some pups today/tomorrow and will post pics. I will ship. PM me for details.

Cheers,

Andy

BadPun · 07-31-2011, 01:33 AM

Some pups I pulled out today:

Pup #1
AeAe Pup 1 - 7-30-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket

Pup #2
AeAe Pup 2 -- 7-30-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket

Pup #3
AeAe Pup 3 -- 7-30-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket

Pups havin pups, good lawd

Going to pull more out tomorrow. I hope to distribute some nice pups to forum members. Going to fill orders based on order of PMs. If you're curious about my thoughts on variegation in the context of genetic vs environmental factors, the Badpun will oblige. I'd love to hear what others think as well.

Cheers,

Andy

Dean W. · 07-31-2011, 02:18 AM

Nice of you to offer some rare plants, Andy!

BadPun · 07-31-2011, 09:07 PM

I'm going to try to reply to everyone's PMs tonight. In the mean time, here are two more pups I dug out today.

#4
This pup is gorgeous and tall. The only downside is that due to its positioning in the mat I wasn't able to grab as much corm or roots as other pups. I'm confident that this pup will pull through but might shed some leaves putting out new roots/stabilizing/etc. before it puts out another leaf.
AeAe Pup 4 -- 7-31-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket

#5
This pup has a huge corm and lots of roots.
AeAe Pup 5 -- 7-31-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket

Again, thanks for your patience. I have many more pups but since I dig these out by hand as much as possible to prevent as much damage to the roots and mat as possible it's a time consuming process (my finger nail beds are aching at the moment).

plundccre · 08-06-2011, 01:12 AM

Andy,
the pup i picked up from you last week seems to be doing fine. it is just starting to put out a new leaf, so it does not seem like there was too much separation stress.

Peter

RAINFOREZT · 08-16-2011, 08:21 PM

An aeae story..I just seen this on the net very interesting...pls see the links

My Ae Ae's Brother
Ae Ae culture

Ae Ae bananas

RAINFOREZT · 08-16-2011, 08:32 PM

An aeae story..I just seen this on the net very interesting...pls see the links

My Ae Ae's Brother
Ae Ae culture

Ae Ae bananas

And now its sad to here these bananas are got hit by the caterpillaers.

Ae Ae Banana In Coral Gables

smurf428 · 08-17-2011, 05:13 PM

Can one of you with a ae ae banana keep me in mind for next year.. I would love to have one. before I try one I would like to finish off the season with the 2 basjoos I just got. I need a bit more experience with them before I try one of them beauties.. Thanks and happy growing
Jen

plundccre · 08-17-2011, 05:54 PM

Interesting post on the caterpillar. Don't know if we have that particular one in California as I have never seen one on any of my bananas. I have caterpillars on all of my passion vines but I let them be as my daughter loves the butterflies and the vines produce so many leaves that the caterpillars only make a small dent in them.

BadPun · 08-19-2011, 05:37 PM

I shipped the double pup this morning and thought I'd share some pics.

I was pleased with the root growth in approximately 2.5 weeks of being potted. I watered only once over that time with a dilute mix of seaweed extract. I'd resisted the urge to water as the bottom seemed to be drying out...

You can see that even the newly emerging pups are generating roots. Is that a pup emerging from the big secondary pup?

You can see that the mix I used was even still moist...

Weather in Ventura has been low 70s for the past few weeks with humidity between 60-90%. This plant was in full afternoon coastal sun.

plundccre · 08-19-2011, 05:58 PM

Andy:

My Ae Ae seems to be doing well after 3 weeks. It did not lose any of the leaves that I started with and the first full new one is starting to unfold. It is a lot hotter at my house so I am watering every 2 -3 days and so far so good. I have some "sun burn" on the white so I have placed it below the branches of a mimosa tree for filtered sun. I'm looking forward to getting it in the ground in another month or so.

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BadPun BadPun's Photo Gallery Location: Ventura, CA Zone: 9-10 Name: Andy Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 122 BananaBucks : 57,347 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 283 Times in 48 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from? Some pups I pulled out today: Pup #1 AeAe Pup 1 - 7-30-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket Pup #2 AeAe Pup 2 -- 7-30-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket Pup #3 AeAe Pup 3 -- 7-30-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket Pups havin pups, good lawd Going to pull more out tomorrow. I hope to distribute some nice pups to forum members. Going to fill orders based on order of PMs. If you're curious about my thoughts on variegation in the context of genetic vs environmental factors, the Badpun will oblige. I'd love to hear what others think as well. Cheers, Andy

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BadPun BadPun's Photo Gallery Location: Ventura, CA Zone: 9-10 Name: Andy Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 122 BananaBucks : 57,347 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 283 Times in 48 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from? I'm going to try to reply to everyone's PMs tonight. In the mean time, here are two more pups I dug out today. #4 This pup is gorgeous and tall. The only downside is that due to its positioning in the mat I wasn't able to grab as much corm or roots as other pups. I'm confident that this pup will pull through but might shed some leaves putting out new roots/stabilizing/etc. before it puts out another leaf. AeAe Pup 4 -- 7-31-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket #5 This pup has a huge corm and lots of roots. AeAe Pup 5 -- 7-31-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket Again, thanks for your patience. I have many more pups but since I dig these out by hand as much as possible to prevent as much damage to the roots and mat as possible it's a time consuming process (my finger nail beds are aching at the moment).

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plundccre plundccre's Photo Gallery Location: Sherman Oaks, CA, USA Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Peter Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 103 BananaBucks : 72,581 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 81 Times Was Thanked 111 Times in 47 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 6 Times	Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from? Interesting post on the caterpillar. Don't know if we have that particular one in California as I have never seen one on any of my bananas. I have caterpillars on all of my passion vines but I let them be as my daughter loves the butterflies and the vines produce so many leaves that the caterpillars only make a small dent in them.

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BadPun BadPun's Photo Gallery Location: Ventura, CA Zone: 9-10 Name: Andy Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 122 BananaBucks : 57,347 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 283 Times in 48 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from? I shipped the double pup this morning and thought I'd share some pics. I was pleased with the root growth in approximately 2.5 weeks of being potted. I watered only once over that time with a dilute mix of seaweed extract. I'd resisted the urge to water as the bottom seemed to be drying out... You can see that even the newly emerging pups are generating roots. Is that a pup emerging from the big secondary pup? You can see that the mix I used was even still moist... Weather in Ventura has been low 70s for the past few weeks with humidity between 60-90%. This plant was in full afternoon coastal sun.

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