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Old 12-27-2006, 08:01 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: FHIA bananas

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Originally Posted by Gabe15 View Post
None of the FHIA varieties are Cavendish at all, and by no means are all of them dessert varieties, but 'Goldfinger' aka FHIA-1 is a dessert type that can produce massive bunches with proper care, it also probly the easiest to obtain.

I tried one obscure experimental desert variety from FHIA and I noted that the fruits were large, produced many hands, but the fruit was lacking flavor and very bland.

Here is a pic of some goldfinger fruit I have grown..

http://www.worldwideplants.com/images/goldfinger.jpg
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