Gone Tropical
08-31-2013, 02:38 PM
Hello everyone :)
I received a banana plant and was told it is a dwarf ornamental. As it usually goes, this pup kept growing and growing and ... now it reaches 12 ft tall and
set fruit. (The bud was thin and long )
So I harvested and waited for the first one to yellow. Thick peel, not real sweet, I am thinking it is a cooking banana (and frying the slices sure turned out yummy)
But I always thought plantains are large and longer than dessert bananas. Any guesses on an ID? is it an Orinoco?
Thank you :-)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ASXxKuNODk4/UiI_PRcwiMI/AAAAAAAAHKY/27nzmTEbHL8/s512/IMG_6886.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4guVTISCzH8/UiI_OLSDsGI/AAAAAAAAHKQ/07kui-SrVvc/s640/IMG_6885.JPG
I received a banana plant and was told it is a dwarf ornamental. As it usually goes, this pup kept growing and growing and ... now it reaches 12 ft tall and
set fruit. (The bud was thin and long )
So I harvested and waited for the first one to yellow. Thick peel, not real sweet, I am thinking it is a cooking banana (and frying the slices sure turned out yummy)
But I always thought plantains are large and longer than dessert bananas. Any guesses on an ID? is it an Orinoco?
Thank you :-)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ASXxKuNODk4/UiI_PRcwiMI/AAAAAAAAHKY/27nzmTEbHL8/s512/IMG_6886.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4guVTISCzH8/UiI_OLSDsGI/AAAAAAAAHKQ/07kui-SrVvc/s640/IMG_6885.JPG