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Old 09-15-2009, 09:44 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Default Re: Is my tiny Saba trying to bloom?

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Originally Posted by bananimal View Post
Pete,

My first Saba took almost 2 years to grow out the fruit. That is what the literature says about this giant. Then Fay blew it down. It was about 11 ft tall at leaf emergence and had a base caliper of about 20 inches. What is the caliper of yours. I hate to say this ..... but fruiting so soon and so short suggests that it is something other than Saba.
The mama corm sprouted 2 more pups which I potted - want one? It's from a Going Bananas TC plant so it should be the real MCCoy.

Dan
No doubt it is a Saba..lol..hand picked by Pete..

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Ironically from Going Bananas circa 1994..prior to TC's when Don would dig up the massive corms...

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