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Lau
06-06-2015, 02:01 PM
Is anyone growing Red Kru and does the plant look like this? http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58002 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57974&ppuser=16716)

a.hulva@coxinet.net
06-06-2015, 04:34 PM
Is anyone growing Red Kru and does the plant look like this? http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58002 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=57974&ppuser=16716)
What's the underside of the leaves look like?

Lau
06-06-2015, 05:10 PM
What's the underside of the leaves look like?
It is green

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58003 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58002&ppuser=16716)

a.hulva@coxinet.net
06-06-2015, 07:29 PM
It is green

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58003 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58002&ppuser=16716)

I have a what I was told is Zabrina and the top side is similar to yours but the bottom side is solid red. Other than that I have no clue.

MediaHound
06-06-2015, 07:34 PM
Musa Kru - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_%27Kru%27)

Lau
06-06-2015, 08:51 PM
My plant is still small. The red spots are not fading
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58014 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58003&ppuser=16716)

Lau
06-06-2015, 08:58 PM
Maybe this plant is a Red Kru because it is not a Zabrina.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58015 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58014&ppuser=16716)

mushtaq86
06-07-2015, 08:59 AM
Hi Susan

Did you get this as TC plant.

Lau
06-07-2015, 01:48 PM
Yes both plants are TC's but from different places purchased different years. I got the Red Kru from Aloha Tropics in 2014 and the Zabrina I got from Florida Hills in 2013. I was wondering if anyone is growing the red Kru and remembers red spots on their young plant when it was about 3' tall.

Susan

robguz24
06-07-2015, 05:04 PM
My "Red Kru" from Aloha Tropicals looked identical to the African Rhino horn I got from them and definitely was not a Kru.

mushtaq86
06-07-2015, 05:29 PM
Yes both plants are TC's but from different places purchased different years. I got the Red Kru from Aloha Tropics in 2014 and the Zabrina I got from Florida Hills in 2013. I was wondering if anyone is growing the red Kru and remembers red spots on their young plant when it was about 3' tall.

Susan

If you look at my photo gallery, on the first page there are two photos of red kru which I got from achims bananas in Europe, it is the proper one. Red kru Have red splashes on the leaves when young, the splashes are more spread out with light maroon, rather than the dark maroon clustered together on a Cavendish.Your Kru has no red on the p-stem if its a TC plant, could possibly take longer longer.

Lau
06-07-2015, 07:03 PM
My "Red Kru" from Aloha Tropicals looked identical to the African Rhino horn I got from them and definitely was not a Kru.

Was it a ARH.

Lau
06-07-2015, 07:18 PM
If you look at my photo gallery, on the first page there are two photos of red kru which I got from achims bananas in Europe, it is the proper one. Red kru Have red splashes on the leaves when young, the splashes are more spread out with light maroon, rather than the dark maroon clustered together on a Cavendish.Your Kru has no red on the p-stem if its a TC plant, could possibly take longer longer.

I just looked and it does have red on the p-stem
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58019 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58015&ppuser=16716)

robguz24
06-07-2015, 07:38 PM
Was it a ARH.
The jury is still out. 1 died, 1 struggled and is now happier after being replanted on another lot. It looks very much like another ARH I just got from another source. If so, that would make 3 of 11 from AT correct.

robguz24
06-07-2015, 07:40 PM
The color and shape of where the petioles meet the p-stem don't look like the Kru I have which are the real deal.

Lau
06-07-2015, 07:48 PM
The color and shape of where the petioles meet the p-stem don't look like the Kru I have which are the real deal.

What does it look like to you? I have been looking at a lot of pictures of young plants and haven't found any that still have their red spots at 3'.

Susan

Lau
06-07-2015, 07:55 PM
I just took a look at your Kru picture very nice. How tall is your plant when did the red start to fade?

robguz24
06-08-2015, 02:29 AM
My tallest is only about 5'. I don't know when the red in the leaves disappeared, but the 5' one doesn't have it. I don't really have any idea what yours could be. It doesn't really look like any that I have and I'm up to 53 types.

robguz24
06-08-2015, 04:03 PM
See the wings on the petioles on the Kru and how the left side where the leaf attaches is quite different than the right. The color pattern is also unique. My 5 footer had no red spots on the leaves.
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6969_zpsslffzgxy.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6969_zpsslffzgxy.jpg.html)

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6972_zpsgpvihckk.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6972_zpsgpvihckk.jpg.html)

mushtaq86
06-08-2015, 04:04 PM
My "Red Kru" from Aloha Tropicals looked identical to the African Rhino horn I got from them and definitely was not a Kru.

Hi Rob

My Red Kru turned out to be a basjoo when I ordered from AT in 2008.I was not happy and told Andy Z,if he wants anymore future business from me, he better not send out the wrong variety again, I have ordered again from him as he is the only one that will ship worldwide, no problems since then.

mushtaq86
06-08-2015, 04:07 PM
See the wings on the petioles on the Kru and how the left side where the leaf attaches is quite different than the right. The color pattern is also unique. My 5 footer had no red spots on the leaves.
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6969_zpsslffzgxy.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6969_zpsslffzgxy.jpg.html)

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6972_zpsgpvihckk.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/IMG_6972_zpsgpvihckk.jpg.html)

Green kru has no red splashes on leaves.Kru is a hard one to identify when young, as TC kru will get redder when it gets taller, compared to a pup taken of the mother corm which will already has red on p-stem

Lau
06-08-2015, 04:37 PM
I will keep you guys posted. I hope it will bloom this year. I have never seen such a large plant with the dark red spots except Musa Zebrina. Maybe it is a Sumatrana X. Does anyone know if that plant has red spots?

a.hulva@coxinet.net
06-10-2015, 01:30 PM
Green kru has no red splashes on leaves.Kru is a hard one to identify when young, as TC kru will get redder when it gets taller, compared to a pup taken of the mother corm which will already has red on p-stem
The pictures look like a Maurelii to me except the Pstem doesn't look as big as mine.:drum:

keybrdkid09
07-14-2015, 04:29 PM
I noticed this thread and decided to join the discussion. I also have in my possession a plant I purchased from Aloha Tropicals that was labeled as a 'Kru'.

I imagine a few of my pictures might look similar to some already posted, but I thought I'd add a few of mine.

One of the photos was taken earlier in the life of the plant. The rest were taken over the past few days. My plant has the smooth reddish stem, but also the spots. Curious as to what it is. I live in South Florida. Any info you can provide on my plant would be appreciated. Thanks!

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd412/keybrdkid09/yard18_zpss8rwqbzg.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/keybrdkid09/media/yard18_zpss8rwqbzg.jpg.html)

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd412/keybrdkid09/bananas27_zpsifcwdhyb.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/keybrdkid09/media/bananas27_zpsifcwdhyb.jpg.html)

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd412/keybrdkid09/bananas25_zps3r7krdsx.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/keybrdkid09/media/bananas25_zps3r7krdsx.jpg.html)

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd412/keybrdkid09/bananas29_zpsqxeifc2u.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/keybrdkid09/media/bananas29_zpsqxeifc2u.jpg.html)

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd412/keybrdkid09/bananas26_zpsmxlgsxu1.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/keybrdkid09/media/bananas26_zpsmxlgsxu1.jpg.html)

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd412/keybrdkid09/bananas24_zpsngki7qza.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/keybrdkid09/media/bananas24_zpsngki7qza.jpg.html)

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd412/keybrdkid09/bananas28_zpsuvkskegp.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/keybrdkid09/media/bananas28_zpsuvkskegp.jpg.html)

robguz24
07-14-2015, 04:57 PM
That's what my Aloha Tropicals "Kru" looked like too. Of course it's not a Kru at all. Mine I believe was an African Rhino Horn but it died before fruiting. My experience with AT is that about 10% of what I ordered was correct. Never again.

Lau
07-14-2015, 05:48 PM
That looks like my plant, but my plant is very tall. It still has the red spots. If they are wrong at least they are consistent.

Susan

Lau
07-14-2015, 09:55 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58309&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58309)

The fence is almost 5' tall the banana plant is almost 4' tall.

Susan

siege2050
07-14-2015, 11:46 PM
Interesting that it still has the markings, the pics I have seen of sumatrana x cross have reddish leaf undersides, but it looks similar.

keybrdkid09
07-15-2015, 12:09 AM
That looks like my plant, but my plant is very tall. It still has the red spots. If they are wrong at least they are consistent.

Susan

Would you mind clarifying something for me? When you say 'very tall' do you mean more than 10-15 feet tall? Or do you mean something like that your plant is 4-5 feet which is higher than mine around what might be the same growth time..

I ask because I planted this one near my back fence, and there are some power lines overhead I want to take into consideration if this plant ends up being a height issue.

Thanks.

Lau
07-15-2015, 06:14 AM
Interesting that it still has the markings, the pics I have seen of sumatrana x cross have reddish leaf undersides, but it looks similar.

I agree but this plant has no red on the underside. It's a very nice looking plant I hope the fruit is good. I really wanted it to be red Kru.

Susan

Lau
07-15-2015, 06:25 AM
Would you mind clarifying something for me? When you say 'very tall' do you mean more than 10-15 feet tall? Or do you mean something like that your plant is 4-5 feet which is higher than mine around what might be the same growth time..

I ask because I planted this one near my back fence, and there are some power lines overhead I want to take into consideration if this plant ends up being a height issue.

Thanks.

I'm sorry, very tall to still have the young plants red markings. All my plants that have red markings usually fade before the plant gets 4' tall. This is the only one that still has its markings and they don't look like they are going to fade away. The plant is almost 4' tall. I'm not sure how tall it will get or if it is a real red Kru.

Susan

Lau
07-15-2015, 06:35 AM
That's what my Aloha Tropicals "Kru" looked like too. Of course it's not a Kru at all. Mine I believe was an African Rhino Horn but it died before fruiting. My experience with AT is that about 10% of what I ordered was correct. Never again.

Do African Rhino Horn's have red spots?

mushtaq86
07-15-2015, 02:38 PM
Do African Rhino Horn's have red spots?

Hi Susan

Young plants of ARH do have red splashes on leaves.

Lau
07-17-2015, 09:34 AM
Hi Susan

Young plants of ARH do have red splashes on leaves.

Young plants 1' tall or 4' tall? Do you have any pictures?

Susan

PR-Giants
07-18-2015, 01:03 PM
Do African Rhino Horn's have red spots?

Yes and all the other plantains I grow also have the red blotches and some will have them at over 5 feet.

Lau
07-18-2015, 01:49 PM
Yes and all the other plantains I grow also have the red blotches and some will have them at over 5 feet.

Thanks for that info it should be very easy it ID when it flowers.