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Kostas
10-13-2014, 05:08 PM
Hello :)

I got this one as a rare edible variety from Cuba, from a reputable European seller with many varieties in stock and no reason to falsify IDs. He actually got these for himself and it was one of the few extras.
I planted it last winter as a 30cm tall plant and it grew to a beast surprisingly fast and with no winter damage despite its small size. I was thinking/hoping it may be an Australimusa/Fe'i but it's way of growth kinda remindse of basjoo,which I am not growing though and cannot compare. What is it? Is it an edible? Is it M. basjoo?
Here are some photos:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/B4F4F02C-BF41-4BD5-A035-42DD95C47113_zpsvxs6blhm.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/Kostas_G/media/Bananas/B4F4F02C-BF41-4BD5-A035-42DD95C47113_zpsvxs6blhm.jpg.html)

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/0BC8ED5F-E464-479F-9487-E8F68C177B45_zpsb8uwmlry.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/Kostas_G/media/Bananas/0BC8ED5F-E464-479F-9487-E8F68C177B45_zpsb8uwmlry.jpg.html)

Close ups
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/74AFF316-0ED6-4FE6-9EE6-73EC4E8EFDB6_zpsngbge6zj.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/Kostas_G/media/Bananas/74AFF316-0ED6-4FE6-9EE6-73EC4E8EFDB6_zpsngbge6zj.jpg.html)

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/103CC40E-7718-4A9C-A50B-E6316DB20D71_zpsdevcynra.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/Kostas_G/media/Bananas/103CC40E-7718-4A9C-A50B-E6316DB20D71_zpsdevcynra.jpg.html)

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/75B9B9F3-2CF6-45EF-A023-8048E2F25C2C_zpss5z2yuuk.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/Kostas_G/media/Bananas/75B9B9F3-2CF6-45EF-A023-8048E2F25C2C_zpss5z2yuuk.jpg.html)

Base of pseudostem and pups. Pups at a good distance,longest observed so far on its first pups is 40cm away
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/Kostas_G/Bananas/1386103B-02D0-4792-A8E0-CCD0AD4F8C15_zpskx1nfdmh.jpg (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/Kostas_G/media/Bananas/1386103B-02D0-4792-A8E0-CCD0AD4F8C15_zpskx1nfdmh.jpg.html)


Thank you very much in advance!

blownz281
10-13-2014, 06:50 PM
Sorry to say but it's Basjoo.

Kostas
10-13-2014, 06:56 PM
I thought so, that's why I asked... I will just wait for it to flower and I will take it out and give it whole to a friend. I have far too many potted bananas to waiste prime space on it.

mushtaq86
10-14-2014, 03:29 PM
Basjoo for me

Kostas
10-16-2014, 11:39 AM
Thank you very much for your reply! :) I really hope not but it certainly seems so....