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bigdog · 11-04-2008, 07:29 PM

That definitely is a Musa itinerans variety, but not 'Burmese Blue' as far as I can tell, and I'm just going on what I've read and heard from experts in the field. 'Burmese Blue' should get about 30-35 feet of pseudostem.

I have a couple of pics of the real deal, fruit pics that is. Wish I could post them, but they are not mine to post. The fruit is incredibly purple! Not a dull purple either, almost a shiny purple color. Very vivid and beautiful. I have a Musa itinerans variety, collected from Thailand, that gets to over 30 feet of pseudostem, but not sure if it's 'Burmese Blue' or not. I'll probably never know if I grow it in Knoxville, LOL.

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