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Old 02-13-2012, 05:34 PM   #183 (permalink)
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Default Re: Gros Michel

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Originally Posted by harveyc View Post
It is hard to say. The Senorita that USDA has is taller than what the Filipino immigrants say and Gabe once wrote to me in a PM that they probably have some mislabeled plants. In many cases, the USDA obtained them from private party donations and those could have been incorrectly identified.

Did they say anything about having photos available?
If you search the USDA site, you can find photos of their Gros Michel. I'm no expert, but it looks like the real deal from what I know. So, if Agri-starts got their material from USDA and there were no mix ups at either place, I think you'd get the right plant.
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