dchapman
07-09-2013, 10:31 AM
Greetings friends!
About 20 months ago I ordered some tissue cultured bananas from a mail order nursery. I purchased Musa Apple Bananas and Zan Moreno Bananas. Now that the bananas are fruiting, I suspect I received neither and would love an ID if possible.
Mystery Banana 1.
This was supposedly the Musa Apple Banana. However, the high starch content of the fruit and the shape makes me think it's more of a cooking banana. The cubans around here purchase them from me as a cooking banana. It is about 6 feet tall not counting the leaves, survived 34 degree weather no problem, and the fruit are about 6 inches long with a high starch content.
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban1.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban2.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban3.jpg
Mystery Banana 2.
This was supposedly a Zan Moreno Banana. I really can't tell the difference between it and the first Mystery Banana and for all I know, they're the same. All the other details are the same.
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban4.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban5.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban6.jpg
Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
About 20 months ago I ordered some tissue cultured bananas from a mail order nursery. I purchased Musa Apple Bananas and Zan Moreno Bananas. Now that the bananas are fruiting, I suspect I received neither and would love an ID if possible.
Mystery Banana 1.
This was supposedly the Musa Apple Banana. However, the high starch content of the fruit and the shape makes me think it's more of a cooking banana. The cubans around here purchase them from me as a cooking banana. It is about 6 feet tall not counting the leaves, survived 34 degree weather no problem, and the fruit are about 6 inches long with a high starch content.
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban1.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban2.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban3.jpg
Mystery Banana 2.
This was supposedly a Zan Moreno Banana. I really can't tell the difference between it and the first Mystery Banana and for all I know, they're the same. All the other details are the same.
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban4.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban5.jpg
http://www.foodforesters.com/images/david/foodforest/ban6.jpg
Your assistance is greatly appreciated!