Interesting thread, thanks for posting.
What you're trying to do is fairly simple and I've been giving away a'ea'e cuttings like that for years. I've only had one client that was unsuccessful and that was because she thought it was too difficult. Instead of trying to grow them she gave the cuttings to some of her friends and they were successful.
How much time elapsed between cutting off all the rot and taking the photo?
Photos of your first inspection will be helpful. I recommend growers that have a proven methodology to inspect at 4 days just to be sure everything is going as planned. Others should do it between 7 and 10 days because this gives plenty of time to prove either success or failure. If it appears to be a failure this gives the grower the opportunity to make adjustments and limits any further damage to only the 7 to 10 days.
Here's some pics of a Florida I recently separated and the inspection was 4 days later.
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Originally Posted by PR-Giants
Variegated banana rhizomes are very easy to grow for anyone that has a good understanding of soil aeration and soil moisture.
Here's a small Variegated Florida rhizome I removed and planted on April 22, 24.
April 22, 24
4 days later on April 26, 24
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Originally Posted by WildernessGreen
By the time I cut all the rot off the original entire corm, I was left with two little pieces of corm/nubs of pups starting, and a precious few white roots. Now if these were cavendish type corms, I would give them a decent chance, but being A'ea'e, I have about as much of a chance of them growing as I do of winning the mega-millions lottery, but as Jim Carrey says, YOU ARE SAYING I HAVE A CHANCE, RIGHT? woo hoo! 
It took me around TWENTY years to convince myself that life is short, and COUGH UP for an A'ea'e, and I have been in a darn funk the last few months every time I look at her empty whiskey barrel!! I sure hope I can find a replacement soon, and try again! yay! 
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