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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1974
Page
34
The Iowa State University campus reportedly produces 90 percent of Iowa's banana crop. Associate professor Robert Bauskie notes the claim as conservative and mentions trees rarely growing outside the campus. ISU's banana plants yield four to five edible stalks yearly.
Five Dwarf Cavendish trees in the ISU horticulture greenhouse descend from four 1914 root systems donated by Cornell, Illinois, Garfield Park, and St. Louis Gardens. The trees flower once, produce about 100 green bananas per stalk, and are perpetuated by a single ratoon cycle each 18 months, ensuring yearly production from the original root stock.
Williams burg elementary students in the Conroy unit will present Windows of Christmas on December 11 marking the first local operetta in over 20 years. Sixth graders take primary roles with others on stage crew and chorus duties by the special music group between acts.
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