Showing posts with label Banana Trees in Brisbane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banana Trees in Brisbane. Show all posts

Monday, October 19, 2009

Going Bananas

Calling all Brisbanites

Do you have a banana tree in your garden? I am hoping to develop a Banana Stories concept.

The concept is that it would be cool to find out the lineage of people's banana trees. Seeing as each one grows as a runner from another tree, and most people get their banana sapling from a friend or neighbour. . . that makes for an interesting web of connections. This might lead to a '6 degrees of separation' Banana Story.

I would like to get from people a photo of themselves with their tree/s and the basic lineage story. Then there just might be a chance of piecing together some of the stories and making a Banana Family Tree!

Here's an example:

My banana trees in Manly West grew from one sapling passed onto to me from family friend Bill and Carol Bates in Birkdale. I think I got the plant in about 2004.