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Originally Posted by tanfenton
Geo,
Whereabouts did you get your Tu'u Ghia?
And for Rob: How did this plant arrive on your radar? Do you find Pisang Mas as nonplussed about its conditions as you do its AA compatriot? I tasted Sucrier for the first time a couple of days ago, never having seen anyone but you mention it online. (I've never even seen the ones that they supposedly sell in chain stores.) I wasn't expecting to like the fruit but did and am intrigued about adding at least one AA type banana to the collection. Guidance is appreciated!
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I had seen it for sale a few years ago and passed on it. Tasted the fruit and wasn't very impressed. Met someone from the other side of the island who was in my area selling a single TG and figured I'd buy it. Very glad I did!
Sucrier & Kluay Khai (basically the same as far as I can tell), Veinte Cohol, Hapai, Kru, and Rose are the other AAs I have. All are a pain in comparison. Hapai and Kru I've had over 3 years and still no fruit. The corms get attacked by weevils and are prone to rotting. They never totally die though and keep putting out pups. My Sucrier matt is down to one small struggling pup that I need to replant before it dies. Rose grows ok, but most of the p-stems die before fruiting. One fruited but the fruit never filled. I did get one small bunch a couple years ago on Rose. Veinte Cohol I have in a bad spot so I'm hoping some new plantings in better spots perform better. It doesn't put out pups like the others. The one that fruited did so after being blown completely over so they were barely fruit. TG is the best performing AA for me by far, and the best tasting (aside from VC which I haven't tasted yet).
Dug up a few more TG pups this weekend and while there were signs of weevil damage, it was limited to the outside edges of the corms, and didn't penetrate further into them.