Brad, I feel like your attacking my manliness (Lol). Hey, no one ever called me lazy in the yard; instead, I get in trouble for getting after it too much. But, yeah, there's something about this banana tree that's intractable for me. It's rooted into a bunch of river rocks, bounders, brecia, maybe some cement. I'll give it another go. I assume digging all the surrounding pups will have some damage on the roots of the one or two I want to maintain. I'm sure they'll bounce back in time though. Thanks.