Forum: Other Plants
04-09-2011, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,709
Free* Queen Palm Seeds
Hey guys, I'm not sure if anyone wants these, but I got about 10 really fresh ripe Queen Palm seeds to give away. First one to PM me gets them all in a padded enevelope. Just PM your addy.
*US Only...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-04-2011, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,504
Re: Over wintering over?
I am in 5b i'd wait till the night time temps are in the 40's , up to you though, I will uncover mine end of april.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-25-2011, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,310
Re: Banana vocabulary
Pstem = Pseudostem - this is the part that you would call the "trunk" on a tree. However, in a banana, it is composed of banana leaf stem packed together, and not woody tissue like a Maple or Elm....
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-25-2011, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,310
Re: Banana vocabulary
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=326 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=326&cpage=2&size=big&ppuser=5)
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-24-2011, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,366
Re: Could they be dying or just dormant?
As they grow the growth point (apical meristem) moves higher up in the pseudostem. Once you cut below that (where there are no more leaves, just cells) they won't grow from that point again. ...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
03-24-2011, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,366
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-24-2011, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,240
Re: I hope they are snug
My two Basjoo's are under 6 feet of snow and have been since before the ground froze! :D It's where the plow piles all the white stuff, so there's lots of insulation. Can't wait to see what Spring...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-24-2011, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,240
Re: I hope they are snug
I hear you, too ... here in S. Ohio all winter we have had VERY cold temps, so snow has stayed on the ground forever. Like you, I'm just hoping that it will serve as a good insulator. This will be...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-20-2011, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,240
I hope they are snug
Here in Missouri we are having another terrible winter. Right now we have snow again. The last batch had just melted. We have 9 inches and expecting 4-7 more on Sunday. Temps have been below zero...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-18-2010, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,475
Re: Rough Winter
Technically you are having a rough Fall. A ridiculous Fall and it is all spilling down here to the South. I certainly hope that WINTER is a lot nicer. My plants usually make it till mid January but...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-18-2010, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,475
Re: Rough Winter
I'd consider the snow cover a blessing in disguise. Hoopefully it will provide sufficient insulation for them. Good luck.
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
11-26-2009, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,020
Happy Thanksgiving!
Okay, our members in Canada already beat us in giving thanks, but it's our turn in the USA now.
I have much to be thankful for: a loving supportive family, concerns over my son Michael's health have...
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-25-2009, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
Re: New Guy
Welcome! You're in my zone too!! Yes! You found it the some way I did!! God Bless!! BananaLee :)
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-23-2009, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
Re: New Guy
No, it was a nice plant, about 1 1/2 ft. tall when I put it in. The last one I have is a tissue cultured plant, grew to about 3 ft. this summer and is now in my basement going bare root.
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-23-2009, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
Re: New Guy
Nothing seems as hardy as basjoo that we know of. Musella lasiocarpa and sikkimensis are supposedly pretty hardy. I had a lasiocarpa come back after a winter of heavy straw mulch. However, it was a...
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-23-2009, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
Re: New Guy
If the basjoo makes it through the winter there will be no need to bring them in next year. Now for other varieties, some folks pot them up and bring em in, some bring em bare root. I do both!
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-23-2009, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-23-2009, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-22-2009, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
Re: New Guy
Welcome from zone 6 NJ. I'd reccomend if your basjoo's p-stem ( the "trunk") is less than 6' tall overwintering indoors this year. You can simply lop the top off if it's not convenient to bring in...
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-22-2009, 02:34 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
Re: New Guy
Hello and welcome! This will be my first time trying to keep a banana plant alive through the winter. Good luck!
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-22-2009, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-21-2009, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
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Forum: Member Introductions
11-21-2009, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,713
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