Just a few photos of my back garden (as seen from our rooftop deck), showing the explosive growth of Musa basjoo over a 2 month period. The clump is 6 or 7 years old and this is the biggest it has ever grown. Hard to believe that this plant dies to the ground every winter and all this growth is just since early May!

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Photo from early June--note that the banana (upper left) is barely visible:

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Mid-June, less than two weeks later:

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Mid July:

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Late July:

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Closer look:

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BTW here's a view of the banana from a different angle--it's a nice place to sit and get out of the midday sun on a hot day!

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And finally mid-August:

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