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sunfish
07-30-2011, 06:50 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44692&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44692&ppuser=2868)
Musa 'Dwarf Puerto Rican' Plantain
Bananaman88
07-31-2011, 02:00 PM
At what height are these supposed to top out at? I wouldn't mind trying one sometime.
sunfish
07-31-2011, 02:37 PM
At what height are these supposed to top out at? I wouldn't mind trying one sometime.
From the Wiki
Mature Height -
6-8 feet
Capitum
07-31-2011, 04:26 PM
I haven't been able to find DPR anywhere, even agrostarts- glad to see your pics.
sunfish
07-31-2011, 04:31 PM
I haven't been able to find DPR anywhere, even agrostarts- glad to see your pics.
This will be the next to get re-potted and some pups removed.
momoese
07-31-2011, 09:02 PM
Put me on the list Tony!
sunfish
07-31-2011, 09:05 PM
Put me on the list Tony!
10-4
sunfish
07-31-2011, 09:13 PM
I haven't been able to find DPR anywhere, even agrostarts- glad to see your pics.
I purchased the DPR from Exotica Nursery a year ago.Pretty sure he got it from Agri-Starts
sunfish
07-31-2011, 09:21 PM
I wouldn't mind if someone corrected my spelling.
momoese
07-31-2011, 09:42 PM
Why, I hear those "Platains" are really good! ;)
sunfish
07-31-2011, 09:44 PM
Why, I hear those "Platains" are really good! ;)
And rare
Capitum
07-31-2011, 10:17 PM
I purchased the DPR from Exotica Nursery a year ago.Pretty sure he got it from Agri-Starts
They list them on their website, but I ordered my first order from them this year, and they were unable to fill any DPR.
Tony, if only you shipped, I'd want to be on your list as well :)
Nicolas Naranja
08-01-2011, 04:39 PM
The dwarf super is apparently a french type sport of dwarf puerto rican and they are very short right at 6.5 feet
sunfish
08-01-2011, 05:21 PM
The dwarf super is apparently a french type sport of dwarf puerto rican and they are very short right at 6.5 feet
Cool the shorter the better
Dalmatiansoap
08-01-2011, 06:14 PM
How hardy are they?
sunfish
08-01-2011, 06:19 PM
How hardy are they?
Gabe ?
wiki says Survival Zone -
8-10
Dalmatiansoap
08-01-2011, 06:25 PM
Beeing Puerto Rican doesnt encourage me, if it could stay unprotected in zone 9.....
Gabe15
08-01-2011, 06:27 PM
Gabe ?
wiki says Survival Zone -
8-10
I don't know, I've never had to try them out like that, but I wouldn't think they are particularly hardy at all.
Dalmatiansoap
08-01-2011, 06:29 PM
I tought so.
So Platains are in general less hardy than Musas, right?
sunfish
08-01-2011, 06:39 PM
I'm thiking I'll need to keep my soil dry through the winter for it to make it.It made it fine last winter in an unheated greenhouse temps. in mid 30's
Nicolas Naranja
08-01-2011, 11:29 PM
As tissue culture plantlets they handled the cold much better than gran nain. As plants in the field they got scorched by a low of 28-30 but have come back very strong. I have 396 dwarf puerto ricans, 144 dwarf super plantains, and 108 giant plantains. And I didn't lose a single one to the freeze we had last December and they were all 7-12 mos old. This is what they looked like after a couple of unusually low mornings. The lowest was somewhere between 28-30 and their were a few mornings at 32-33. The coldest December ever.
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