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Steve L · 05-21-2009, 08:50 AM

Ronald,

In your travels through coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, I think most of the bananas you saw are commonly thought to be Orinocos. Stokes Tropicals used to sell a banana identified as 1780 which was a banana imported from Hispaniola in 1780 to Laura Plantation, an antebellum plantation north of New Orleans on the Mississippi. This plantation house is still there and so are the stands of bananas. Mr. Glen Stokes thinks these bananas are of Cavendish origin. And Isaac mentioned Musa Bordelon which is an ornamental discovered growing in Bordelonville, La. I've not seen this banana other than at the Stokes nursery.

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Steve L Steve L's Photo Gallery Location: Lake Charles, La Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9 Name: Steve L Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 612 BananaBucks : 48,888 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 412 Times in 166 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: South Louisiana Members Ronald, In your travels through coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, I think most of the bananas you saw are commonly thought to be Orinocos. Stokes Tropicals used to sell a banana identified as 1780 which was a banana imported from Hispaniola in 1780 to Laura Plantation, an antebellum plantation north of New Orleans on the Mississippi. This plantation house is still there and so are the stands of bananas. Mr. Glen Stokes thinks these bananas are of Cavendish origin. And Isaac mentioned Musa Bordelon which is an ornamental discovered growing in Bordelonville, La. I've not seen this banana other than at the Stokes nursery.