Kat2

When I worked as a landscaper in Ohio several years ago, I was sent to the HOAs we "weeded" to do my thing. (No, I didn't stoop down and grab anything--weeding was spraying.) And I did some pruning. HOAs there required the street facing sides to be maintained with the approved plantings; back and side yards could be landscaped by the owner within reason. (Sides or backs facing streets that contained verbotten plants were generally allowed to slide.)

My SO owns property where there was once a very active HOA that was not deeded. (Or perhaps it was but the HOA became defunct?) Some are trying to reactivate it but, even with membership fees of $25 annually, there's very little interest. He has planted FL friendly which means citrus and banana "trees". His musas are exposed to winds so, unlike mine, get shredded leaves. Even without any rules, I keep the brownies pruned and also clipped the others until doing so would have left bare P-stems. (Personally I like the shredded leaves but others may not. )

I suspect the issue with banana plants not being approved is that they can look very messy unless you maintain them; I never complained about unapproved plants in "dedicated areas" unless they were highly invasive and not controlled by the homeowner. (I think I mentioned such a case once in 3 years; I weeded 5 HOAs.)

If it's in a pot, they can't say anything. SDCs can be raised that way and would give you fruit. It's something.

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