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HMelendez
09-30-2015, 09:23 AM
PR Dwarf Super Plantain...vigorous grower and always produce me a nice, decent plantain bunch for the last three years.....:08:

Thanks for checking the thread/photos!


In my current (third) generation, growing from corm to flowering stage, total 11 months in my location, South Florida!....


05/09/2015
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58910><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58911 border=0></a>


08/27/2015
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58674&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58674&size=1 border=0></a>
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58676&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58676&size=1 border=0></a>
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58677&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58677&size=1 border=0></a>


I agree with Keith (PR-Giants) about the rewarding super-sized ratoon crop of the french plantains (PR Dwarf Super Plantain) compare to horn and false horn plantains. I also, currently grow PR Common Dwarf Plantain (false-horn type plantain) and I can see the notable sized differences between the two....

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58804&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58804&size=1 border=0></a>
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58825&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58825&size=1 border=0></a>


I collected some information/data to compare with my future growing generations and to share with growers/members as well....
Current (third) generation of PR Dwarf Super Plantain.....


Pseudostem diameter (girth) (measurement done at one meter up from the plant base)= 24 inches
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58909&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58909&size=1 border=0></a>

Plant height = Approx. 100 inches
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58910&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58910&size=1 border=0></a>

PR Dwarf Super Plantain bunch information:
9 hands total
129 plantain fingers total
6 1/2 inches = measurement of fingers at opening of the last hand (next time, I will take the measurement in the third or fourth hand of the plantain fingers at opening).

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58881&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58881&size=1 border=0></a>
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58907&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58907&size=1 border=0></a>
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58908&ppuser=19184><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58908&size=1 border=0></a>


more info/photos still coming.....at harvesting, etc......

edzone9
09-30-2015, 02:17 PM
Great Looking Plantains My Friend !
Fantastic Job !

Ed

HMelendez
10-17-2015, 10:27 AM
Updated photos from my PR Dwarf Super Plantain....very nice plantain bunch....


From 10/16/2015
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58977><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58977&size=1 border=0></a>
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=58976><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=58976&size=1 border=0></a>

edzone9
10-17-2015, 05:22 PM
Fantastic ! .... Enjoy great looking Bunch ..
Ed..

HMelendez
10-18-2015, 05:31 AM
Thank you bro!.....

buddyguygreen
10-18-2015, 09:57 PM
looking great, good job

HMelendez
12-09-2015, 07:11 AM
Updates photos from my PR Dwarf Super Plantain....Ready to be harvest...

Photos from 12/08/2015....

I already took out the first two hands from the plant...They are really a nice size plantains!....I will keep the rest of the hands a little longer on the plant hopefully they get little more big in diameter! (fat)......


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59184&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59184)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59183&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59183)


First hand (15 plantain fingers)....2 of them already getting ripe!.....

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59185&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59185)

Second hand (14 plantain fingers).....

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59186&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59186)

I took some measurement of the plantain fingers...they are approx. 9 1/2 to 11 inches in length....nice fat plantain fingers!.....

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59187&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59187)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59188&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59188)


I will keep updating as soon I take out the rest of the plantain hands!.....:08: