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BananaBytheSea · 09-28-2020, 03:54 PM

I just today received an Aeae and a Thousand Fingers banana plant that I ordered from Thailand... 11 days total in transit and customs/USDA.

Upon opening the tube, the packing is not quite what I expected. The plants are approximately 16" in length with the leaves removed, no soil, and totally dry. I was prepared for the corms to be wrapped in wet paper toweling or newspaper, with areas of rot and/or fungus, that would need to be trimmed away, but instead the corms are just totally, completely, and purposely dry. Is this the normal procedure for long duration shipping?

So... do I just stick them in a pot with soil and add water, or is there something special I should do?

Thanks in advance for any information or advice!
Carl

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