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fmu65
10-19-2011, 04:37 PM
I did a search here and Google and all of my books and couldn't come up with anything. I may be able to get my hands on a couple of pups that are called musa "black stem". The adults are about 8' tall, no flowers or fruit (in a greenhouse in Chicago). Does anyone have any clue who these are and what they may need? (Aside from banana basics). Any help would be appreciated, and I'll try to post a picture when I can. Thanks in advance!
Lisa, the newly dubbed queen of lost causes.
momoese
10-19-2011, 04:41 PM
Ele Ele or Thai Black?
sunfish
10-19-2011, 05:06 PM
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=musa%20black%20stem&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bananas.org%2Ff16%2Fmusa-nagense-black-stem-5235-2.html&ei=ZEmfTuOPHKetiQK-s6hl&usg=AFQjCNE7P6XnlpKG8td8JqFd8Efq8Iz-xQ&cad=rja
fmu65
10-19-2011, 06:10 PM
Well, I don't know... The only label is 'black stem'. I will get pictures when I can, but the place I work for tends to go for foliage over fruit production since it is less likely up here. Thank you to everyone who replied.
1aday
10-20-2011, 08:01 PM
What greenhouse in Chicago? I'm on the lookout for some new shopping places, since Geimers and oh darn, I forgot the name of the place on 176.
Always looking for different and unusual plants.
I agree, probably Thai black, they are nice plants.
fmu65
10-21-2011, 07:19 AM
Gethsemane Garden Center. Great greenhouse, lots of cool plants, but right now a little light on bananas until spring. Just this one black stem (8' tall, it pupped and I hope to get the pups), and some super dwarf Cavendish in 3" pots. I will try to get a photo today.
1aday
10-21-2011, 03:48 PM
Oh thanks, I've been there. It was quite a ways from the freeway, though, for someone passing through.
fmu65
10-22-2011, 01:01 PM
Please see my gallery for pics of the "black stem" banana. I am having trouble getting them to this board. Sorry for any inconvenience, and thank you for your time!
sunfish
10-22-2011, 01:20 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46449&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46449&ppuser=11001)
sunfish
10-22-2011, 01:22 PM
I did a search here and Google and all of my books and couldn't come up with anything. I may be able to get my hands on a couple of pups that are called musa "black stem". The adults are about 8' tall, no flowers or fruit (in a greenhouse in Chicago). Does anyone have any clue who these are and what they may need? (Aside from banana basics). Any help would be appreciated, and I'll try to post a picture when I can. Thanks in advance!
Lisa, the newly dubbed queen of lost causes.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=46448&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=46448&ppuser=11001)
sunfish
10-22-2011, 01:23 PM
Ele Ele ?
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