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We have a Banana tree at our nursery which is actually 15 feet tall and grows in the garden of our nursery in Anglesey!!! Does anyone else know of a larger one being grown outside, we would love to know!!

www.carreglefn-nurseries.co.uk

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"Kathryn Selfe" wrote in message
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We have a Banana tree at our nursery which is actually 15 feet tall and
grows in the garden of our nursery in Anglesey!!! Does anyone else know
of a larger one being grown outside, we would love to know!!



Do you know what species you have?

Musa x paradisiaca 'Saba' is listed at 20-30 feet!

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/73739/



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We used to grow a dozen or so in our back yard. They got up to about 15 feet
or so, but they were young plants and probably would have grown bigger. We
moved, so I don't know how big they actually got.

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We have a Banana tree at our nursery which is actually 15 feet tall and
grows in the garden of our nursery in Anglesey!!! Does anyone else know
of a larger one being grown outside, we would love to know!!

www.carreglefn-nurseries.co.uk

kathryn




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