Comments on: How to tell an American http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/03/03/how-to-tell-an-american/ Reporter & Producer Thu, 10 May 2012 22:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Reese http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/03/03/how-to-tell-an-american/#comment-228 Reese Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:07:03 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-228 We have them in areas that have at least a semi-tropical climate. Areas like southern California, like lovelylinguist mentioned, and we have them here in Florida as well. My father owns some property where there is one tree and he used to bring home the bananas. We never ate the bananas though, they're just not as good as what you get in the store, and they don't get as big. We have them in areas that have at least a semi-tropical climate. Areas like southern California, like lovelylinguist mentioned, and we have them here in Florida as well. My father owns some property where there is one tree and he used to bring home the bananas. We never ate the bananas though, they're just not as good as what you get in the store, and they don't get as big.

]]> By: lovelylinguist http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/03/03/how-to-tell-an-american/#comment-227 lovelylinguist Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:09:53 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-227 Hey J, there are TONS of banana trees in the Goleta/Santa Barbara area of California, as there is a banana farm just down the freeway from UC Santa Barbara. They grow many varieties of bananas there. But perhaps his comment was more that banana trees are not NATIVE to the U.S. Perhaps. Don't know. (Should I ask my neighbors, the arborists???) I've been hitting them up for a Money Tree - esp. the species that grows hundred dollar bills - but apparently, they're quite, quite rare. ;) Hey J, there are TONS of banana trees in the Goleta/Santa Barbara area of California, as there is a banana farm just down the freeway from UC Santa Barbara. They grow many varieties of bananas there. But perhaps his comment was more that banana trees are not NATIVE to the U.S. Perhaps. Don't know. (Should I ask my neighbors, the arborists???) I've been hitting them up for a Money Tree - esp. the species that grows hundred dollar bills - but apparently, they're quite, quite rare. ;)

]]> By: Dagmagascar http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/03/03/how-to-tell-an-american/#comment-226 Dagmagascar Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:22:10 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-226 This website, about "unusual, uncommon, and unique things about a diversity of subjects" has trivia facts about bananas. They claim that: "Bananas are not grown commercially in the continental United States. They are grown in Latin and South America from countries like Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Panama and Guatemala." http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/bananas.html - here learn all you ever wanted to know about bananas. yes, i do not have anything better to do with my time. This website, about "unusual, uncommon, and unique things about a diversity of subjects" has trivia facts about bananas. They claim that:
"Bananas are not grown commercially in the continental United States. They are grown in Latin and South America from countries like Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Panama and Guatemala." http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/bananas.html - here learn all you ever wanted to know about bananas. yes, i do not have anything better to do with my time.

]]> By: jina http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/03/03/how-to-tell-an-american/#comment-225 jina Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:09:09 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-225 Good call, Reese. I actually don't know where we have banana trees, but I'm willing to bet you're right, and that we've got them some where. Do you know where? I'd love to find out... We definitely ain't got 'em in my part of the country and not, I would venture to guess, in most of the rest. But then, my credibility on this question is already shot. Thanks for your comment--you've inspired another botanical post, about native species, that I'll save for a rainy day... Good call, Reese. I actually don't know where we have banana trees, but I'm willing to bet you're right, and that we've got them some where. Do you know where? I'd love to find out... We definitely ain't got 'em in my part of the country and not, I would venture to guess, in most of the rest. But then, my credibility on this question is already shot.

Thanks for your comment--you've inspired another botanical post, about native species, that I'll save for a rainy day...

]]> By: Reese http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/03/03/how-to-tell-an-american/#comment-224 Reese Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:03:28 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-224 What? Maybe I'm missing something, but we do have banana trees. They're not native, but we do have them. What? Maybe I'm missing something, but we do have banana trees. They're not native, but we do have them.

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