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Originally Posted by PR-Giants
The one Julian mentions in Hawaii is definitely not a Silk subgroup banana (I've had & grown them here, too).
The different cultivars that are referred to as Manzano in the Caribbean are definitely not all from the same subgroup.
N. W. SIMMONDS -
"Apple (Manzano). This is another unfortunate name,
as it is commonly applied to several AB type varieties having subacid fruits.
In Hawaii it was applied to a variety thought to be the Silk Fig
(of Trinidad, Apple of Jamaica, an AB-type triploid) but sometimes
also to Brazilian, a distinct although not dissimilar variety."
Notes on Banana Varieties in Hawaii
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It is true that the variety typically sold as "Apple" (not "Manzano") in Hawaii is not a Silk subgroup fruit, it is AAB Pome, Brazilian or Dwarf Brazilian. The one that is sold as "Manzano" is a Silk subgroup fruit. I'm not sure why you think it isn't, Keith. What are the traits that distinguishes what is called "Manzano" in Hawaii (or "Amorosa" or "Latundan" in the Filipino community in Hawaii), from Silk subgroup bananas?