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Old 08-05-2012, 01:11 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Default Re: Truly Tiny Banana --worth getting?
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Originally Posted by sunfish View Post
A sport of Dwarf Brazilian exhibiting super dwarf characteristics with vigorous growth. Does very well in containers and border plantings. It is reported to yield small fruits of 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches at around 3 feet with a flavor similar to Brazilian.
I've seen this description in the Wiki, but I think it is wrong. All the pictures I've seen of Truly Tiny show a plant that is a Cavendish variety, not a Brazilian. The wine blotches are too intense and the petioles are too open and spreading to be an AAB plant, from what I can tell.
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