Beginner Gardening: Help with small SW Florida back yard Zone 10 tropical , 0 by LApalms

LApalms wrote:
Teri,
Looking good, baby!!
The Giant Bird of Paradise, in my experience is one of thoes "ripper outers" that transplant so easily, it's amazing! One tome I pulled one out (virtually Ripped out) in SoCal, wheel barreled it, naked roots and all, about 7 blocks, stuck it in a hole, where it remains to this day. They don't look good with one trunk, let it priduce about 3, it will grow about 25 to 30 ft with a small imprint from the skinny trunks. A plant that cant be beat!!! This one was let to grow, and is MAGNIFICO!!! If you desire a more compact, EASY, just cut off the new trunks, piece of cake! A TRUE FLORA CHAMPION for zones 10 and 11, HATES below 35F. A champion in the 10-11 sections of SoCal, S, TX. S. Florida, esp the Keys, and Hawaii, below 3000'. I challenge anyone to drive 2 miles without spoting these beauties in Coastal SoCal!