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Old 02-08-2008, 11:09 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Nepal?

I would like to see somebody raise all three of them side-by-side and get them all to flower and fruit. Only then will we have a better idea of what they really are. I see a slight resemblance to Musa balbisiana, but I don't think that is what Oliver's banana is. I still think it looks like a Musa itinerans variety. There are 6 varieties of Musa itinerans, and not all of them have the long rhizomes. Some are moderate, loose clumpers.
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