11-04-2008, 07:55 PM
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Re: "Burmese Blue"- has the species been determinied yet?
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Originally Posted by bigdog
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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We should note that regardless of whether or not this variety of M. itinerans has purple fruit, it seems as though this is what is still called 'Burmese Blue' in the horticultural market.
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