Monster Saba "Stump"
 

Because of cold weather a few days ago I had to cut down my favorite banana, a Musa Saba. I was surprised at how big the "stump" was after I removed the rest. Tha'ts the biggest I have ever seen around here...







For comparison, here's a before pic...

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That really is a huge stump! Thanks for sharing!

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OMG!!! I hope that my Saba will look like that some day. Very amazing.

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Oh yeah! A true giant that is but how do you overwinter that beast?

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DId you junk the p-stem already? Wondering if you measured just the p-stem . i am trying to get a realistic idea of height and girth of a fruiting saba in and around my zone. I dont pay much attention to data taken in more tropical environments.

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NeedForSeed: I just cut it off right at the top of the psuedostem and then let it go with no protection. These things are TOUGH.

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Okay I just pulled a tape on it, it was 11.5" (just to be clear, I'm talking about the Saba Stump ;-)

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That's hilarious! I'll get some pictures on here at some point but I've not thought to measure them. It's possible I have some (two out of five Saba that are big) that are a bit bigger than that. No fruit this year though. They're all trimmed now. I trimmed all the bananas in one yard - about 200 plants - from the recent freeze. Started stinkin' already.

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Joey Nice Saba! sorry to see your fruit couldnt mature!

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Why exactly did you have to cut all the leaves off the bananas?