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Old 05-01-2006, 05:51 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default bananas killed by frost

So, you are saying aberrant anti-social behavior is hereditary in your
family?

How did your crazy pops manage to get out of the country without becoming a
shrunken head trophy by the angry natives? Surely he would have at least
spent some time in the brig for destruction of property!!!


"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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Dwayne wrote:
That is correct. I have cut down about 4 myself while living in
Puerto Rico. The "trunks" were more like a stringy cabbage head

only
longer and stronger. It took about 3 times with a machete to cut
them down. I should have said banana plants, not trees.

[...]

My father recalled harvesting some bananas in New Guinea during the
War by simply driving a Jeep at the "trunk".

--
Mike.