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edzone9
11-14-2012, 09:27 PM
Hello Everyone;

I Was Given A Few Pups , Have No Idea What Type Of Banana I Have , They Grow Tall & Also Produce Fruit , As I Can See From My Nighbors Trees .
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/uploads/14807/Banana34.JPG
Any Help Is Appreciated ..

Abnshrek
11-14-2012, 09:35 PM
Looks like an Orinoco to me.. or one in the family.. :^)

edzone9
11-14-2012, 09:40 PM
Orinoco Plantain ? My Nighbors Harvest Look Like Desert Banana .
He Gave Me The Pups, But He Has No Idea What Type They are.

Thank You ...

blownz281
11-14-2012, 10:40 PM
Orinoco I would agree as well.

edzone9
11-14-2012, 10:41 PM
Thank You !

You Guys Are Awesome ..

So Its A Plantain ?

momoese
11-14-2012, 11:01 PM
Wait until it fruits and then you'll have a better chance for a positive ID.

venturabananas
11-15-2012, 01:18 AM
There's no way you could tell what type of banana this is at this size. Like Momoese says, wait until it blooms. Or post a picture of your neighbor's fruit.

edzone9
11-15-2012, 06:32 AM
Thanks All !

I Will Do ;)...

2woodensticks
11-16-2012, 01:36 PM
yes orinoco..i m in central west fl.have several mats of them..great for cooking green or give more time to ripen and eat them right out of skin..a little yellow ok really really really yellow best..enjoy, real easy type to grow..very cold tollerant, my sword pups go from 1 foot to between 7 -9 feet in a season with fruit..have had 1 go 10 ft at top of pstem..4-6 month for fruit to ripen,depending on how ripe you like them

edzone9
11-16-2012, 09:52 PM
Thank You Wooden Sicks ! That Is Great News !

They do get Tall ;)...
Thanks again !

edzone9
11-23-2012, 07:45 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51444&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51444)Heres A Foto Of neighbors Bloom, Last Summer He Gave Me a Few Pups wich I Planted & They Are Huge ! , We have Not Identified The Type Yet .

I hope with a Foto Of The Bloom Some One Here Can ID This Type.
Thank You ..

caliboy1994
11-23-2012, 09:59 PM
Definitely Orinoco.

edzone9
11-23-2012, 10:41 PM
So Its a Cooking , Plantain Or Desert Banana ?

Thank You ..

sunfish
11-23-2012, 10:51 PM
All articles - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Allpages)

edzone9
11-23-2012, 11:21 PM
Thank You..

caliboy1994
11-24-2012, 02:02 AM
It's a cooking banana that can be eaten fresh when really ripe.

edzone9
11-24-2012, 12:10 PM
Thank You Cali-Boy !