nealnick5

pseudo is 4 feet tall and plant is 8 feet tall.. 4 pups.. very happy! 10/10/10 fertilizer once per month in va in a huge pot. here's a pic from today

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Richard

I recommend you throttle back on the phosphate. The HD brand "Vigoro" Citrus & Avocado Food is an above-average option for bananas:

Vigora 20 lb. Citrus and Avocado Plant Food




That is a 7 gallon pot and thus the rhizomes from the mother corm are hitting the pot walls and sending up pups. At this stage of growth it should be in at least 15 gallon. Personally I'd put it in a 25 gallon black nursery pot and invest in a dolly.

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nealnick5

what does too much phosphate do to the plant? i haven't ever heard that before.. genuinely curious. and also it is in a massive pot about 4 feet tall.. the banana plant just makes it look tiny! definitely bigger than 7 gal haha

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nealnick5

I lied the pot is only 2 feet tall. It's still massive though.. no way the corm is as wide as the pot already though haha I have seen them in nurseries (same height) in 7 gal pots and they were all thriving

*Update.. just measured and the pot diameter is 30".. no way the corm is that big lol it's shooting up pups because it's a happy momma corm

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Richard

10-10-10 is an ok general purpose. Something with a lower ratio of P to N and K would be better. And in my opinion, the Fruit Fuel formula I designed is ideal.

Do the math.

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nealnick5

It's about 62 gal lol 30 inches top diameter, 25 inches bottom diameter, 24 inches vertical height

Also thanks I'll check it out.. I'm looking for something to make these things grow even faster lol

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nealnick5

i think the first picture made the pot look tiny. here it is next to a 10 ft ladder and i also added one from on top of that ladder haha very cool

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Richard

Thanks, that is a big pot. If the top diameter is 30" then I gather those vertical fence railings are 5" apart?

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Richard

I agree, but rhizomes from the corm could easily have reached the walls of the pot by now.

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nealnick5

Source was https://www.best-price-plants.com/Bu...anana-tree.htm for the plant. I asked them a long time ago and they didn't specify what banana it actually was. I still like it a lot.. but just want to know exactly what it is...

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nealnick5

First pic is of an aeae.. second pic is of another type. The boy in the third pic is just creepy.. lmao

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cincinnana

The mail-order nursery an affiliation of Ty Ty nursery.
An internet search will reveal a few complaints with plants being misidentified.
That is the same plant model(the boy in the third photo) from their web page.

In this photo he is modeling his nuts

And he is wearing the same tee shirt

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nealnick5

Thank you... that was very helpful! So now that I know the grower source, I have narrowed it down to either dwarf namwa, tanee, or meta chimera. I do not know much about the meta chimera though... except that it's exclusive to Ty Ty nursery. Pretty neat! I'm actually hoping now that it is the dwarf namwa so I can keep it potted (8-10 foot pseudo height).

Here is a link with a good pic of the meta chimera... looks awfully similar Growing my Bananas in pots

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kubali

I have 2 of these AeAe for sale local pick up pm for details...kub

nealnick5

It won't let me PM you.. "kubali has chosen not to receive private messages or may not be allowed to receive private messages. Therefore you may not send your message to him/her." haha

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kubali

that would be because u did not put me on your buddy list

nealnick5

I see. I am no longer interested in AEAE's because I read they cannot dip below 60F. If I were to slip up once in my climate they would be harmed.. I can't take that risk haha

My friend in NC zone 7 swears his stays in the ground and returns yearly but I don't believe it. Unless his is just special or something haha

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Best day

They can definitely go way lower then 60f. Mine is only 3-4’ tall in a 15 gallon pot. This winter we had over 350 hours of chill (below 45f) and it did fine.

Bill

Jeff zone 8 N.C.

I am in zone 8 N.C. and have mostly kept my AeAe over many years in pots. They regularly see 40's F in my over winter greenhouse and have survived right down to freezing. I'm sure those chills do not help them but it does not kill them. Nematodes are what will kill them but that takes awhile. Even nematode problems can be taken care of with a high temp water bath of the corm. Except for the couple of times I have put them in ground I keep my pots off the ground so they will not get nematodes.

Tmai

I'm interested in a AEAE if anyone here has them for purchase? I tried private messaging a few people but it said their inbox was full. If you know of any sellers, please let me know. Thank you!