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[Hans Brinkmann <hans-brinkmann@t-online.de>]

Hallo Bassem,

your Basjoo plant and photo is very, very nice - indeed!

ciao
Hans

Bassem Samaan schrieb:
>     I am currently growing Basjoo banana in zone 6 for the past 4
>     years. Every spring I look forward to see this banana tree popping
>     out of the ground. It grows a clump of around 10 pups with the
>     largest pup growing up to 10'-12' at the end of summer. I never
>     got it to bloom and set fruit. A local nursery grows them in a
>     large container, and keep them in the greenhouse in winter,
>     allowed them to fruit in a 2 growing seasons.
>
>     In the fall the tree dies to the ground when the freeze arrives.
>     Normally I will cut out the dead sump and cover it with mulch.
>     This year I left it unprotected to test the hardiness.
>
>     Here's a photo of it:
>     http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/Bassgarden/greenhouse-banana.jpg
>
>     Bassem S.
>
>     Zone 6, Pa
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