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abjones116
04-27-2014, 10:52 AM
Third bloom of the year. This time is a Manzano (suspected).
I misplaced the height and circumference of the tree but once I find it I will update.
I got this tree from another local forum member at about 1 1/2 feet. I placed it in the ground last year in February. About 1 year 2 months to flowering. We had a much cooler winter well into February this year which a lot of my trees took some damage.
16 APR
http://vrmsys.com/plants/manzano/photo%201.JPG
http://vrmsys.com/plants/manzano/photo%202.JPG
20 APR
http://vrmsys.com/plants/manzano/photo%203.JPG
You can see a few Orinoco hands in the background.
22 APR
http://vrmsys.com/plants/manzano/photo%204.JPG
27 APR
http://vrmsys.com/plants/manzano/photo%205.JPG
That picture sucks, I will try to get another one today.
venturabananas
04-28-2014, 01:17 AM
Looks like a Namwah, based on the purple pedicels and shape of the bloom.
abjones116
04-28-2014, 08:51 AM
Looks like a Namwah, based on the purple pedicels and shape of the bloom.
Thank you. That's what I was afraid of and I was trying to find some comparisons. What would help you pin it down more?
venturabananas
04-28-2014, 10:00 AM
Thank you. That's what I was afraid of and I was trying to find some comparisons. What would help you pin it down more?
Some better photos with better lighting that show the new female fingers/flowers better would help. From what I see in the photos you've posted already, the female fingers have purple pedicels, the emerging bud is shaped like a football, and the petiole canals are mostly closed. If that is accurate, it is almost certainly a Pisang Awak ("Namwah") variety. Looks like one of the tall ones, such as "Ice Cream Namwah" or "Misi Luki Namwah".
abjones116
04-28-2014, 12:25 PM
Some better photos with better lighting that show the new female fingers/flowers better would help. From what I see in the photos you've posted already, the female fingers have purple pedicels, the emerging bud is shaped like a football, and the petiole canals are mostly closed. If that is accurate, it is almost certainly a Pisang Awak ("Namwah") variety. Looks like one of the tall ones, such as "Ice Cream Namwah" or "Misi Luki Namwah".
Here is one from today:
http://vrmsys.com/plants/manzano/photo%206.jpg
Thank you. That's what I was afraid of and I was trying to find some comparisons. What would help you pin it down more?
Manzano
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5472/12274910526_74153a66b4_b.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/11632557563_587998f44f_b.jpg
abjones116
04-28-2014, 06:40 PM
Manzano
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5472/12274910526_74153a66b4_b.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/11632557563_587998f44f_b.jpg
Ed,
Perfect post. Great photos. I definitely do not have a Manzano. The flowers are pink purplish. I'm starting to lean to a Namwah. Trying to do some more research.
robguz24
04-28-2014, 08:16 PM
Agree with Mark. It's a Namwah.
PR-Giants
05-02-2014, 08:45 PM
27 APR
http://vrmsys.com/plants/manzano/photo%205.JPG
That picture sucks, I will try to get another one today.
It's very common for someone to misidentify a Manzano.
Yours looks like something in the Bluggoe subgroup. You probably noticed the purple
pedicels on the female fingers on the top hand has faded in the Apr 27 photo.
A Manzano only has purple pedicels on the bottom side of the female fingers and
it will fade in about 18 hours.
A Namwa has purple pedicels on the female fingers that will last 2 weeks.
These are photos of the same Manzano & Namwa cultivars I sent you last year.
Manzano
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Manzano/Manzano1_zps41c0b0a4.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Manzano/Manzano1_zps41c0b0a4.jpg.html)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Manzano/Manzano2_zpsa94a06a0.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Manzano/Manzano2_zpsa94a06a0.jpg.html)
Namwa
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Namwa/Sep30_zps0d4823b1.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Namwa/Sep30_zps0d4823b1.jpg.html)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Namwa/Oct-5_zps40a27e1f.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Namwa/Oct-5_zps40a27e1f.jpg.html)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Namwa/Oct5_zpsafed526b.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Namwa/Oct5_zpsafed526b.jpg.html)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Namwa/Oct-9_zps252851e5.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Namwa/Oct-9_zps252851e5.jpg.html)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Namwa/Oct-10_zpse012daa0.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Namwa/Oct-10_zpse012daa0.jpg.html)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Namwa/Oct-18_zps0be773ab.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Namwa/Oct-18_zps0be773ab.jpg.html)
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Namwa/Oct-27_zpsa9db0075.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Namwa/Oct-27_zpsa9db0075.jpg.html)
abjones116
07-18-2014, 05:29 PM
Thanks Keith!
BrianOC714
07-19-2014, 01:14 PM
Looks great. Good luck.
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