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Old 10-03-2017, 07:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Mekong Giant vs Basjoo

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Originally Posted by tcarpenter View Post
How to tell the difference with mature plants. I bought 2 or each about 12 years ago and I've always assumed the basjoo was what I was left with but don't really know. I'm just a few miles south of Raleigh NC and my bananas reach 10-12 feet tall each year, regardless if I mulch during the winter or not. I do cut them back to about 6-8 inches after the first frost.
Is that 10-12 feet total with leaf ...or 10-12 pstem with a 15 foot leaf for a total of 25 feet in height.

There are a few good previous threads....mekong/basjoo/itinerans/.

These threads have confused and amazed me with info.

But no one has documented a side by side and had taken photos.

I have seen mature mats of both plants......I am baffled.

Upham Giant Basjoos have me baffled even more.....and they are local.
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