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Banana Tree, Ice Cream
Acquisition Date : 5/21/20
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United States
Indiana
Dfa
Continental climate with a hot summer, without dry season
Climate with hot and often humid summers, and cold winters. It experiences a strong temperature variation between seasons.

Chokkan
The Chokkan style
Formal upright style

The Chokkan style in bonsai is characterized by a straight, vertical, and conical trunk. This trunk rises directly from the base of the bonsai without significant curvature or twisting. The branches are symmetrically distributed along the main trunk, with a tiered arrangement, each tier being slightly higher than the one before.
The leaves or needles are small and slender, contributing to the elegant appearance of the Chokkan. This style aims to create an impression of dignity, strength, and balance. The vertical trunk and symmetrical branches reinforce this aesthetic, giving the tree a majestic presence.
Acquisition Date : 5/21/20 (6 years)
Source of acquisition : Wellspring Gardens
Owner's note :
Ice Cream Banana Tree Live Plant (Blue Java) - Musa acuminata × balbisiana. a hardy, cold-tolerant banana cultivar known for its sweet, vanilla-custard-like fruit with a creamy texture, often compared to vanilla ice cream. Native to Southeast Asia, the plant features large, silvery-green leaves and produces bluish-tinted bananas before they ripen, making it a popular ornamental plant as well as a delicious fruit source. It thrives in full sun, moist, well-drained soil, and can be grown in containers or the ground, with some varieties hardy to around 20°F.
- Wellspring Gardens Starter Plant, ordered may 2020 as an 8 inch starter.
adjusted planting and added soil 05/2024
Location : Rear Atrium