El_Patron
06-18-2011, 03:16 AM
Hi
- I was "adventuring" in a part of Hong Kong island near where I live and came across about 15 banana trees/plants growing. Some of them have flowers (kind of a deep red) and some have young fruits. I told my wife and she said they may not be edible as I had indicated that once they looked ripe I would be back to harvest them. Can you advise how to identify the type and whether or not they are edible? My father in law also chipped in with some advice that even though they look ripe they still need some treatment after harvesting to make them edible - any advice appreciated.
Below are some picture of one flower and fruit bundle that I took from one of the plants. Click on the photos for a better view.
<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9RHhOZNvQds9HjzvILME5w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mci21tKhp28/TfQ9xplKAFI/AAAAAAAAAi4/2BhmyXvAbKY/s144/IMG_8323.JPG" height="96" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/102170488683081676426/Bananas?feat=embedwebsite">Bananas</a></td></tr></table>
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You can also see the pics larger in my gallery
Banana Gallery - El_Patron Gallery (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=10326)
- I was "adventuring" in a part of Hong Kong island near where I live and came across about 15 banana trees/plants growing. Some of them have flowers (kind of a deep red) and some have young fruits. I told my wife and she said they may not be edible as I had indicated that once they looked ripe I would be back to harvest them. Can you advise how to identify the type and whether or not they are edible? My father in law also chipped in with some advice that even though they look ripe they still need some treatment after harvesting to make them edible - any advice appreciated.
Below are some picture of one flower and fruit bundle that I took from one of the plants. Click on the photos for a better view.
<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9RHhOZNvQds9HjzvILME5w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mci21tKhp28/TfQ9xplKAFI/AAAAAAAAAi4/2BhmyXvAbKY/s144/IMG_8323.JPG" height="96" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/102170488683081676426/Bananas?feat=embedwebsite">Bananas</a></td></tr></table>
<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bTud_ppAOOe8XrZ5xBJvIQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O9BiDx7BIq8/TfQ9zA84KiI/AAAAAAAAAi8/Cnmm7Cofb9A/s144/IMG_8326.JPG" height="144" width="96" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/102170488683081676426/Bananas?feat=embedwebsite">Bananas</a></td></tr></table>
<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pok65XcY5MhrXp_7KQA_-A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5B1IudN3mBg/TfQ9zlQ0jRI/AAAAAAAAAjE/gzu4Kroy2XY/s144/IMG_8324.JPG" height="96" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/102170488683081676426/Bananas?feat=embedwebsite">Bananas</a></td></tr></table>
You can also see the pics larger in my gallery
Banana Gallery - El_Patron Gallery (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=10326)