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Form: a tree-like herb
Seasonality: Evergreen;
Size: some to 20 feet high by 10 ft
wide
Leaves: Large green paddle like leaf
Flowers: Orange/yellow flowers at the end
of the fruiting stalk
Fruit: Banana
Stems/Trunks: The stems are underground rhizomes from which
leaves arise. The "trunk" is formed by leaf petioles; the fleshy
stalks or pseudo stems formed by upright concentric layers of leaf sheaths
constitute the functional trunks.
Range/Origin: Asia
Hardiness: USDA 8 - 10
Comments: No
thorns, , leaves shread in high winds
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Exposure: Full
sun
- Water:
Moderate; moist well drained soil
- Soil:
Rich, slightly acid soil, not
tolerant of salty soils
- Propagation:
Suckers, tissue culture.
- Maintenance:
Moderate; leaf litter and pruning
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