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Banana
Musa acuminata


Location: 37146 Elm St
District: Centerville
Native to: Asia
Tree type: palm
Leaf retention: deciduous

Comments: Herbaceous broadleaf native to Malaysia in Southeast Asia. Though not normally grown here for their fruit, banana trees are popular in Washington Township as an ornamental. With proper care and cultivation however, bananas will fruit, and there is a commercial plantation along the coast near Ventura, California. This tree has been tentatively identified as M. acuminata.

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NOTICE: This specimen is located on private property.  DO NOT TRESPASS!  No right to enter private property to view the specimen tree is granted by the Roadside Arboretum.  To prevent the transfer of disease and other considerations, do not touch or take samples from the specimen tree or any other plants on the property.

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