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Old 10-12-2008, 08:59 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Ironic but true.....
The following is from Encanto Farms:

ENANO GIGANTE
Dwarf Mexican

DESCRIPTION:
An excellent Cavindish cultivar and heavy producer of sweet delicious fruit. Commercially grown in Mexico and Central America. It adapts very well to our conditions. (061) (047) Shorter than Valery. (007)A commercial clone of Mexico. High-quality fruit of large size under ideal conditions. Tender, often needing support when bearing, subject to cigar end rot in cold wet weathetr. (009) [Has} large dark green leaves with red markings on juvenile foliage. (999) Mature leaves are solid green. Will produce richer tasting and creamier fruit than the market variety. Dwarf height limits wind damage. (068) [A] dwarfed Cavendish cultivar. It is a good commercial variety that bears sweet fruit. (056)Dwarf height limits wind damage. (097) Dwarf cavendish cultivar with large bunches of delicious fruit (063)Heavy producer of sweet, delicious fruit. (096) [T]he most widely grown cultivar in [Mexico.] (076) [Gran Nain is S]horter than Enano Gigante. (007) Trials of 5 clones of 'Giant Cavendish' and 9 other cultivars ('Robusta A', 'Robusta B', 'Cocos A', 'Cocos B', 'Golden Beauty', 'Enano Nautia', 'Enano Gigante', 'Enano' and 'Valery') were made between 1976 and 1979 at the Campo Agricola Experimental at Tecoman, Mexico. 'Enano Gigante' is the most widely grown cultivar in that region but the tests showed that 'Enano Nautia' and 'Golden Beauty' bore heavier bunches of better quality fruit, even though 'Enano Gigante' had a greater number of bunches and highest yield per ground area. 'Giant Cavendish' clones 1, 2, 3 and 4, and 'Cocos B' grew very tall, gave low yields and the fruit was of poor quality. (076)

TYPE: DESSERT
GENETICS:
HEIGHT: 4-6' (056) (009), 10-12' (061)
DISEASE: Cigar end rot.
HIGHLIGHTS: popular Mexican variety.

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Originally Posted by xavierdlc61887 View Post
L O L dude enano gigante means SMALL GIANT............IRONIC :P
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