Jeffrey,
Yes, sometimes people do get overboard, especially when it comes to selling. Unless genetic tests are run, nothing would really be conclusive aside from genetic tests. I myself have seen also variations in heights of CG, from 4 ft to 10 ft pseudostem fruiting height, from various friends and places, even from the same clump, yearly variations I observed in fruiting height, but is true with other bananas. I suspect that CG, Orinoco and Saba all are triploids composed of ABB genome.
Bananas mutate a lot, especially CG when multiplied with TC methods, that is why it is unreliable when sold as TC'ed plants. So price remained high just like the Ae-ae which has the same TC problems. But techniques are improving, and prices will come down someday. I still wish for true genetic tests.
Regards,
Joe
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Originally Posted by jeffreyp
Joe I wasn't talking about you...I was referring to the guys on ebay selling them as if they are some unique banana species. Orinoco has been grown in California forever. I have several orinoco types in my yard - dwarf, tall orinoco, monthan, & bluggoe.. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
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