May 1st of this year I posted Yes We Got Bananas, June 24th I posted Mayday, Banana Down, Debbie the tropical storm took down the tree. Three times I had promised over the past 2 years NO MORE BANANA POST.... Surprise!
I want to show you how bananas grow (trust me there is a reason) Above you can see the bananas at the top and the pod at the bottom. Each of the little lips you see on the stalk, should have been another hand of bananas. The cool temps of 52 on one night made them start dropping so only 15 bananas.
Bob chopped the tree down almost to the ground, leaving these beautiful stumps.
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to be continued.....
34 comments:
Really interesting!! Can't wait to read the rest!!!!!
Oh...you do have bananas, after all...LOL
Bob Had a lot of work....And your photos are magnificent: I've never seen a banana tree!!!
Love, BShell
Wow, how interesting to see how Bananas grows. Cool pictures. Have a great day!
wonderful serie! :)
I find this fascinating. Before your banana posts I didn't know half of how bananas grow; well I did know they grow on trees (LOL) but had no idea what the flower looked like. You keep on posting, I want to know what happens...
Oh no, it's sad to see all of those little blooms that will never be bananas. The bloom is so pretty but I really like your shot of the stump.
I guess this means that yes, you have no bananas?
This is fascinating. I go to the store,pick up a bunch of bananas and never give it a thought as to how they grow. I am learning new things just by reading the blogs.
This is interesting, had no idea they were called "hands". I love the color of the pods and the little elongated flowers. You did a good job on the macro's! WOW!!
Will another tree grow from that stump? Was that the only banana tree you all had?
Yes!!!!
We have NO Bananas!!
We have no BANANAS today !!!!LOL
Cool! Can't wait to see the continued.
I had no idea! Thanks for turning this loss into a lesson.
GRACIOUS! I never knew all which goes into the *making of bananas,* which I pick up in the super market!
Nor how lovely, some of the process is.
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Gentle hugs,
"Auntie"
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Alright already! Hurry up with the rest of the story!!!!
they really are neat - and odd.
How interesting and the stump is lovely. We eat a lot of bananas and now I'll think of your pics when I have my cereal! Remembering you and your upcoming surgery in prayer. Hope your weekend is pleasant.
Very cool- last time I saw a banana tree, I was about 8 years old and lived in the Panama Canal Zone.
Very interesting. We had a banana tree near our hooch in Vietnam back in the 60's, but I never watched them all this close. I was kind of busy with other things. Thanks for the banana education. I look forward to more.
I don't want to wait to see what happened next. This is a great post and I want to kno more.
Very informative, Sandra!! I'm glad you managed to have some bananas.
Sandra, I sorta "knew" you wouldn't be finished with banana postings. These are among my favorite fruit so it was interesting to "see" how they grow.
I cannot imagine having bananas in my back yard...I have one every morning on my Cheerios.
Hugs C
This is really interesting....enjoyed seeing it.
Very cool. I had no idea that bananas started out as a flower. What a shame that he had to cut the tree down and that you lost so many to the cold temp
Cant wait to here the rest great photos
Both places I lived in in Los Angeles had banana trees in the garden. The one in our garden was so tall that it was difficult to see what was happening to the fruits. The other tree, which was more like a bush, and full of bananas, was in the garden of my apartment, but I was young then and couldn't care less about such things. This was a very, very interesting post, I had no idea that all this takes place in order to make my most favorite fruit. Thanks for this.
I love this post...I have never seen a banana from the very beginning and the stump has great doodle lined in it...Once again..loved it and look forward to the rest. Are you going to end the posting by making a banana pudding?
Truly fascinating.
You are really making me miss my banana trees! Love your pics!
That is so cool! Are you going to plant another banana tree? I would love to have some apple trees and peach trees around our house but the deer would eat them all.
Wonderful photos of the banana trees. Love that photo of the stump!
cool!
i really enjoyed your photos and the banana lesson...i'm glad i learned something new.
stunning macros, sandra, very well captured as well.
Sandra, this is amazing! I'm looking forward to more. Such an amazing Creator we worship!
What kind of tree was that he cut down? And I didn't know that bananas started so little - I don't think I ever thought about it before. sandie
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