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Tytaylor77 · 09-13-2019, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Backyard Banana Joe

In the spring I was planning to plant a raja puri in my yard but as I am pressed for space, and couldn't plant both, I was wondering which is the better banana in your opinion? Taste, hardiness, wind resistance, etc. Dwarf Brazilian is related to tall Brazilian/Manzano/apple right? Would dwarf Brazilian have the apple flavor? How tall are the crowns on both varieties?

I love raja puri and Brazilian! Raja puri wins in taste to me. It’s sweeter and more tropical. Always prune the bottom 2 hands (cut them off) and it will fatten up the remaining hands! And speed up the filling time by a small amount!

Dwarf Brazilian is simply a shorter form of tall Brazilian. Tall braz also breaks in wind! 9 out of 10 falling pstems is tall Brazilian at my place. But are in the Pome subgroup AAB.

Manzano although it looks a lot alike to me, is in the silk Subgroup and a totally different variety than the pome/Brazilian. I love how Brazilian taste! Amazing! Nothing like an apple! (My tastes anyway). They are smaller than most but worth it!

In Hawaii Brazilian is called the (Apple Banana)
In South America/Caribbean Manzano is called the (Apple Banana) they can be a little “tart” i don’t care much for silk types. If they are past yellow with some brown they are ok to me.

I love pome types! My top 3 is a Pome type named Musa Virupakshi from India.