Hi Leo, That's amazing. I am still laughing :) but I can appreciate the frustration of the encounter. Especially considering not only the impossible growing conditions at the site, but the fact that most bananas don't even set viable seed even in ideal conditions. Erik youth and elders short video <http://vimeo.com/62177578/> http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikvanlennep/ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> “I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.” —BARRY LOPEZ” On 23 March 2017 at 06:59, Leo Martin <stnalpsoel@gmail.com> wrote: > >....The Federal Bureau of Land Management police are in charge > > of those public lands, and they wanted to confiscate the banana plants > > so that the banana seeds would not get loose and invasively naturalize, > > making a banana jungle on the high, waterless alkali flats. > > As for the banana plants - the least parsimonious explanation is the > inspectors wanted the plants for themselves. > > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/