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TommyMacLuckie · 07-26-2009, 09:53 AM

If it means anything to you I occasionally find Orinoco bananas at Rouses and two kinds of whatever, Fingers, at Winn Dixie. What I've failed to do is check for where the Orincos are from because they grow and fruit just fine in New Orleans. The next time I see them I will look.

Burros are at Whole Foods. From what I could tell they were Orinoco. From what I found in my banana plant book, that is correct. It threw me for a loop.

In fact, they grow too well - I couldn't give the damn things away. And what's surprised me at first (and I guess still) is how much better they are than the Chiquita/Dole bananas - whatever ones they are.

Working at some house one day in New Orleans a few years ago (10, 12 years ago) we had to prune some Orinocos (I think - either those or Sabas, I didn't really know a whole lot about bananas back then as far as what kinds there were) and the fruit must've weighed at least 80 pounds. My buddy cut the fruit off and dropped it and it damn near dropped me to the ground.

I'm going to start taking note of the little tags and post a thread of what I find coming from where.

07-26-2009, 09:53 AM	#27 (permalink)
TommyMacLuckie Howboutcha! TommyMacLuckie's Photo Gallery Location: Mandeville, Louisiana Find me on the map! Zone: 8B Name: Tommy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 427 BananaBucks : 217,653 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 375 Times in 202 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Cavendish replacement efforts If it means anything to you I occasionally find Orinoco bananas at Rouses and two kinds of whatever, Fingers, at Winn Dixie. What I've failed to do is check for where the Orincos are from because they grow and fruit just fine in New Orleans. The next time I see them I will look. Burros are at Whole Foods. From what I could tell they were Orinoco. From what I found in my banana plant book, that is correct. It threw me for a loop. In fact, they grow too well - I couldn't give the damn things away. And what's surprised me at first (and I guess still) is how much better they are than the Chiquita/Dole bananas - whatever ones they are. Working at some house one day in New Orleans a few years ago (10, 12 years ago) we had to prune some Orinocos (I think - either those or Sabas, I didn't really know a whole lot about bananas back then as far as what kinds there were) and the fruit must've weighed at least 80 pounds. My buddy cut the fruit off and dropped it and it damn near dropped me to the ground. I'm going to start taking note of the little tags and post a thread of what I find coming from where.