asacomm
04-14-2007, 06:42 PM
Hi Friends,
One of my banana friends gave me an unidentified banana pup, telling me
that this banana was very cold-hardy and could overwinter even without any
protections in our zone 9.
The first pic shows how I protected it for oveerwintering.
The second pic shows how it overwintered and how it is now. It successfully
overwintered and sprouted new leaves. It was so strong that I began to start
infering the species of this banana even knowing it is entirely difficult to do so
before I knew many more factors by which inference f shall first be possible.
The is a story which gave me a hint if this banana could be that species.
More than 50 years ago, an emigrant from Okinawa Islands to Brazil brought
back a banana called "Stanta Catarina Prata" into Okinawa from where the
banana had been intoduced to the southern parts of Japan.
Now I understand Stanta catarina is a cultiver of Musa Brazilian which is cold
hardy, and this is the main reason why I infer this banana could be Santa
Catarina Prata.
Stan
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http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2051&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2545&size=1
One of my banana friends gave me an unidentified banana pup, telling me
that this banana was very cold-hardy and could overwinter even without any
protections in our zone 9.
The first pic shows how I protected it for oveerwintering.
The second pic shows how it overwintered and how it is now. It successfully
overwintered and sprouted new leaves. It was so strong that I began to start
infering the species of this banana even knowing it is entirely difficult to do so
before I knew many more factors by which inference f shall first be possible.
The is a story which gave me a hint if this banana could be that species.
More than 50 years ago, an emigrant from Okinawa Islands to Brazil brought
back a banana called "Stanta Catarina Prata" into Okinawa from where the
banana had been intoduced to the southern parts of Japan.
Now I understand Stanta catarina is a cultiver of Musa Brazilian which is cold
hardy, and this is the main reason why I infer this banana could be Santa
Catarina Prata.
Stan
[/IMG]
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2051&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2545&size=1