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I came back from being out of town for a week and to my surprise my AeAe has a new leaf! When I left I had about 2" of a cigar roll sticking up. We had a heat wave while I was gone. Temperatures at my house reached 110. I guess the heat and the root system growing larger has increased the speed of the plants growth. I wasn't expecting the new leaf until about July 14. So with increased heat and a bigger root system I'm now predicting a new leaf on July 23. In only two weeks. And the plant is now supporting four leaves. When I bought it, it could only support two.



Bill

cincinnana

Looking good.....

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Another new leaf! Is it just me or is this plant getting more gorgeous with every leaf? Honestly every new leaf seam prettier then the last. Also the petioles become more red the older they are. The plant is still only getting morning sun with dappled sun the rest of the day. It appears happy with only slight burning of the white parts of the leaves. These pictures are from 7-22-18.





Bill

FamilyJ

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My AeAe survived the winter fine. It is in a three gallon pot so I brought it inside when the temperature at night dropped into the 30's. It unfortunately had something dropped on it by my gardner's. I'm not sure how it is going to do. The top was smashed and it bent over. Some of the roots appear damaged. Needless to say I am not happy.

If it survives my plan is to plant it into the ground very soon and let it acclimate and grow in it's new spot. This winter when temps drop into the 30's I will cover it. I'm going to make sure I keep the roots dry all winter. I will put plastic around it when it rains if I have too. I will give it all the attention it need until I get a pup off it. After that I will treat it like my other bananas during winter and see how it does. These plants are too expensive to let die!

Bill

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Several people have PM'd me asking how bad the plant is and offering advice. Here is a better description of the damage. The top of the plant was smashed. The petiole's broke where they meet the pseudostem. The pseudostem also bent over and it appears that some of the roots on one side of the plant broke. I have straightened the plant and supported the leaves so they are in a more natural position.

I'm wondering if I should top the trunk so that the next new leaf doesn't become caught up in the smashed petioles? I'll add a photo to better show what I'm talking about.

Bill

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Here are some photos.







I think it will be fine. But I'm thinking about cutting off the top of the plant to make sure the new leaf can emerge without any problems.

Bill

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My Ae Ae has recovered from being smashed by my gardeners. It is growing happily in a spot that gets a couple of hours of morning sun. The rest of the day it gets dappled shade. Now that it is finally warming up around here it is growing faster and faster.



Bill

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I have a pup! Yesterday I grabbed what I thought was a weed growing in the pot of my AeAe. When it wouldn't pull out I took a closer look and saw a tiny pup forming! The photo below if from today. While still tiny it has doubled in size from yesterday.



Bill

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My AeAe made it through the winter fine. It did lose a couple leaves. I'm worried about what will happen when we have a colder winter. We only got down to about 37 degrees this winter. The AeAe is 33" tall PS now.

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Greenie

Nice

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No pups for sale yet. The one tiny pup I had growing withered away during winter.

Bill

Yug

The variegation on yours looks like the Ae Ae. The florida variegated is different. Mine also had pink on the midribs and petioles. Yours looks fine.

Congrats!

Backyard Banana Joe

When are you thinking of putting it in the ground?

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I put my AeAe in the ground about two months ago. It is in a spot that gets 3/4 of the day shade during the summer and mostly sun during the winter. It hasn't grown as fast as I wanted it to. I'll post some pics soon.

Bill

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Here are some pictures of my Ae'Ae' in the ground. It is happy and growing strong but I'm worried about it being in the ground. This spot gets shade during the summer and sun during winter which is good. But I'm worried about the drainage in this area. Time will tell. No pups yet this year. PS is 54" tall.





Bill

Spaugh

The variegation looks nice. Mine are in full sun and look fine except the variegation is faded out a bit. You should be able to put your next one in full sun no problem. Its 107 here today. Was 112 a couple weeks ago. The plants can take sun no problem.

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Spaugh, I wish mine grew as fast as yours. This Ae'Ae' would be fruiting already. In full sun the white areas don't burn?

Bill

Spaugh

I can take a picture when Im out there. The variegation is faded and the white part does burn and doesnt look nearly as nice as yours.

But regular bananas also get shredded in the wind and look a bit ragged here always. It isnt enough to slow the tree down . Should be a non issue at your location. My trees are gwtting huge and made lots of pups already. Im glad they didnt fruit yet, it looks like it will come in spring which is perfect so they ripen during summer.