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Tog Tan · 10-27-2008, 04:51 AM

Hi Frank,
Tog, I wish I had some definitive answers to your questions, but I don't. I can only speculate! I would think that they would hold their color at lower elevations though, and that it probably is a genotype that is causing the black coloration, and not an environmental condition. Who knows though!

On the genotype part, it should hold the melanism but... if you refer to my initial post, plants found at 2,500 ft asl are not solid black. To me, 'why not'?? Higher altitude, solid black. Hmmm... This was what I was getting at. Are we having a chameleon here? Haha..
Gabe, I am sure you are watching from the sidelines, any input guru?

I didn't figure that the supsp. truncata would be cold-hardy...I was referring to the subsp. siamea in N. Thailand. You never know until you try it though. Some bananas from very warm places have more cold tolerance than one would think.

Sorry for my bad phrasing, I was refering the M/a 's condition being similar to N Thailand. Thai mountains are cold though, still moist and their winter rains are much worse than here. Probably, the M/a subsp siamea is more tolerant to a range of conditions since they are found at the Northern edge of Thailand and all the way to Northern M'sia.

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Tog Tan Ensete nut Tog Tan's Photo Gallery Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Name: Tog Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,757 BananaBucks : 448,771 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,011 Times Was Thanked 2,723 Times in 787 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: Musa acuminata subsp truncata Hi Frank, Tog, I wish I had some definitive answers to your questions, but I don't. I can only speculate! I would think that they would hold their color at lower elevations though, and that it probably is a genotype that is causing the black coloration, and not an environmental condition. Who knows though! On the genotype part, it should hold the melanism but... if you refer to my initial post, plants found at 2,500 ft asl are not solid black. To me, 'why not'?? Higher altitude, solid black. Hmmm... This was what I was getting at. Are we having a chameleon here? Haha.. Gabe, I am sure you are watching from the sidelines, any input guru? I didn't figure that the supsp. truncata would be cold-hardy...I was referring to the subsp. siamea in N. Thailand. You never know until you try it though. Some bananas from very warm places have more cold tolerance than one would think. Sorry for my bad phrasing, I was refering the M/a 's condition being similar to N Thailand. Thai mountains are cold though, still moist and their winter rains are much worse than here. Probably, the M/a subsp siamea is more tolerant to a range of conditions since they are found at the Northern edge of Thailand and all the way to Northern M'sia. __________________ ____ Tog Tan has sadly suddenly passed away 6/16/09. We will miss you Tog Tan.