My Very First Saba....
 

Bloom! Here in late June. If the hail stays away I should get Saba fruit in Coastal SC.


I also have 2 Orinoco Flags.
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And one Big Ice Cream about to open. We are excited!!!

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Congrats!! They look great!

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:woohoonaner:

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That's awsome Porkpi !

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Ah...... The sweet smell of banana success! Congrats!

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That's terrific! You must be elated! It's so much fun to see this and I can't wait until my first blossom. Great pics!

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Congrates, how tall is it? I had Saba last year and managed to kill it.
Later
Steve

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congrats....wahoo!!!:nanerwaveytrain:

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Mannnnnnnnnnnnnn I can't wait til i have my first bloom. It must feel great. Congrats on the hat trick

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I neverhad blooms (its only my second year) but your blooms/buds/flags are looking awesome!!
I hope I get a flower in my velutina or ornata this year:2223:

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How long did it take to bloom?
Do you put to sleep in the winter?
I live in nj. and this my third year,
and still no bloom.By the way great
looking banana trees. congrats.

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The saba took 26 months--thats 2 winters also when it lost its leaves and went dormant. It stayed out in the center of the yard--full sun- A hail storm wrecked it back in early May. It is the center plant.

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Congrats Looks like you will be having banana pudding come September.
:bananajoy:

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Way to go! I can't wait tell I get my first bloom! :0517:

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you mean you left in the yard all year
round in sc?

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Yes...we had low 20f temps a few times in each winter. I believe that p-stem girth was the key.

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congrats!

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did you protect it at all this past winter?

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No protection at all. Center of the yard too. I fattened them up in October/November with a lot of water. I think the first layers around the p-stem freezes. The ice insulates from the cold the next layer in.

Close examination of a sheathing around the banana pstem looks like cardboard.
This source has cardboard with an r value of 3. R-value (insulation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

That is a relatively high number. Throw in a layer of ice and you add more insulation. I suspect that multiple freezes would do the most damage to a dormant banana.

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congrats porkpi - nana envy!!!
Cassie