Hi friends,
I was give one pup (sometime ago) that is somewhat different than anything I have at my disposal now. It is a a pup from a plant, that my friend acquired during his travels (Middle East). This particular naner grows wildly in the semideserts and also irrigated areas of various Turkish regions, so I estimate that its cold-hardiness (natural) is zone 8b or 9a. Its name here (and there) is Musa paradisiaca and I don't want to mislead you, but I think it could be the famous Musa 'French Plantain' cultivar (but I need a positive ID though).
The plant is quite tall (not like IC, but taller than dwarves), it has green-brown P-stem with only a few black p-stem splotches/spots (like Cavedish varieties).
Its leaves are solid green, but the petiole and (usually) the back side (sometimes also the upper side) of the petiole is pinkish (not red, purple or brown).
Young plants don't have the typical spots in the leaves (like SDC, DC and so many other cultivars), to be honest, its leaves don't really change color during the entire maturation process at all.
They are always just solid light green.
Its fruit is completely seedless, but there are small undeveloped seeds inside each fruit (in my gallery, see the lengthwise cross-section of a banana labelled as Musa (x) paradisiaca).
It grows (and thrives) in semi arid terrains, well draining sandy soils and hot/warm summer climates. There's no browning, wilting or anything saying that it would like more humid conditions.
To help you better id this peculiar naner, I should maybe post a pic of the flower:
Thanks for your help.
