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Hello from Garland
 Right now, we have 0 banana trees, but 'The HollyBerry Lady' told me this was a good place to start! We have two loquat trees in our backyard, so I don't know if I'll even have room for a banana tree, but I might be able to squeeze it in.  So, since I have no banana plants, I'm looking for a trade! I have loquat seeds and seedlings growing as well as plants with more than two sets of leaves if anyone is interested.  |
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06-24-2009, 06:03 PM
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Re: Hello from Garland
What zone are you in, and what are Loquat ?
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06-24-2009, 06:11 PM
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Re: Hello from Garland
Sorry, just updated it; I am in Zone 8. Loquats are like a small peach and vary in taste
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06-24-2009, 06:34 PM
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Re: Hello from Garland
Yeah, The HollyBerry Lady is doing an excellent job. She managed to learn faster, than majority of us here.
Wonderful girl. Anyways, welcome to our community and I wish you good luck growing whatever peeks your interest. But I think it's safe to say, that once you will come to the point of trying banana yourself, it grows to an addiction and well... addiction or not, that wonderful fruit in a few years of growing, worth it...
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06-24-2009, 06:37 PM
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Re: Hello from Garland
Oh yes, I definitely would like to try my hand at bananas! Loquats came with the house.
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Re: Hello from Garland
Welcome aboard, Zac! In Dallas, you can definitely grow bananas, and there are even members reasonably close to you who may be willing to sell you pups.
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06-24-2009, 07:42 PM
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Yes, I saw a couple on the map! Good to see you here, Lorax.
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Re: Hello from Garland
Welcome Zac!! Oh boy, Loquats remind me of my childhood! We had two trees in our backyard in Northern Cal. Such beautiful trees. I love them and used to pig out on the fruit that was so sweet and juicy, the seeds didn't matter. I can push the zone a little on bananas but wouldn't be able to with a tree like that, darn it!
I know you'll be addicted after your first banana! Wait and see!  Deb
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Well CookieCows, I think you just might be able to grow one in Kentucky! It might not fruit if your altitude is too high, but they are evergreen and look nice.
Hey, I just got a great idea - Loquat Christmas trees! |
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06-24-2009, 11:39 PM
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Re: Hello from Garland
Believe me I have sat and read up on it and drummed my fingers on the desk thinking.. should I or shouldn't I? I looked at online nurseries that sell them. Broadleaf evergreens are another thing that I want to put around the yard. We are in this little pocket of zone 7 though and do have magnolia trees all around but I just don't know about loquat. We get several days in the single digits in winter.
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Re: Hello from Garland
I've read that they can survive that - I've got seeds AND seedlings AND multi-leafed baby plants!
They can get nice and big for a shady yard... you know you want some. :F |
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Re: Hello from Garland
Good to see another newbie on board.
I just wandered in few days ago and just ordered some bananas last night...(and am working on getting a pup...hopefully this weekend) Everybody seems to make one feel welcome and they are quite helpful. I was out your way for 4 years. Went to school in north Dallas and lived in Carrollton. Good luck and welcome aaron
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06-25-2009, 12:03 AM
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Thank you, Aaron. I think I've heard of Carrollton... jk :P
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Welcome to the organization ShearMe!
I use to grow Japanese Plum in Zone 9. I loved to eat them fresh. Are your Loquats resistant to Fire Blight? I started out with seedlings also, then fireblight hit them. I destroyed the plants that were susceptable. I then had no more trouble growing them. I got a spring and fall crop sometimes. They are a great fruit tree to grow!!  |
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Re: Hello from Garland
Welcome to the group, Zac. You'll have to protect bananas in your area due to the winter temps there. I'd recommend Orinoco, Ice Cream, and Raja Puri as possibly being able to take your winters. If space is an issue, go with Dwarf Orinoco or Raja Puri.
I usually come up your way each fall for the NASCAR race, but I'm not sure if we're going to make the one this fall. We may go to the race in Phoenix instead. |
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Re: Hello from Garland
Caloosamusa: No, mine don't have fire blight. My fruiting tree has peeled some of its bark off the main trunk though. Could htat be some bacteria or fungus? I think it is mostly stressed because we built a new retaining wall last year and exposed a couple of roots.
lorax: Yes, its not just the altutude, but in combination with colder winters they typically wont fruit or take forever to do so. Someone in New Jersey says they have one, and they have a harsher winter than here, but it still fruits because their coastal. Bananaman88: Thank you for the tips! That will save me from trading/buying a plant that just ends up dying. |
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Re: Hello from Garland
Better late than never! : O Welcome ShearMe - so glad you made it. Sorry I am so late welcoming you! Woops. I have been real busy lately. Cool, you are going to be growing a banana plant soon. Yippeeee. Thanks also, for the compliment, Jack Daw - so kind of you. : ) Last edited by The Hollyberry Lady : 06-26-2009 at 01:37 PM. |
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Good afternoon ShearMe,
Yes the bark problem is probably a fungus, but which one I would not know without close examination. Are there any Chestnut trees nearby? Good Growing!! |
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