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Old 07-09-2009, 04:35 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa 'Pahari Kela' (Hill banana)

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Originally Posted by Michael James View Post
Ya lost me... What "male flower" thing?
The article cowboy sent us, said this:

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Musa spp. Pahari Kela (Hill Banana, Virupaksha). Sacred fruit of Virupaksha temple and ceremonies. Pahari means: of the mountain. Hardy to 25 deg-F. Fruit will have large, hard seeds unless male flowers (pollen) removed from plant and vicinity. Taste is more acidic than Chiquita banana, and has higher moisture content in fruit. Very susceptible to Fusarium wilt, import restrictions. Safely propagated by tissue culture.
I wonder, if I should remove male flowers or this is only the Virupakshi issue.
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