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asacomm
08-14-2007, 06:38 PM
Dear Identifiers,
Here are the pix of an unknown banana which I like to be identified by you.
A pup was given from a friend who was quite indedifferent to banana and
knew nothing about this banana.
The main features I observed so far are:

1. Very cold and wind hardy even to endure 20F with simple protections.
2. Grew very fast, took only 20 months to bloom including winter time of
dormancy.
3. Stem is not tall about 8ft or so from the ground to the plant's crown,but
is fat and stout.
4. Fruits look like those of Orinoco, but are different from other features.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4743&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4744&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4745&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4746&size=1

asacomm
08-26-2007, 04:27 AM
Hi banana identifiers,
Unfortunately until this day, no replies have been sent to this post.
If you need some more infos, I will post them to help ease your ID.
Please look at it again and thanks.
Stan

harveyc
08-26-2007, 06:25 AM
I don't know. I've only recently expanded my collection (hey, it's a new week and I haven't bought any yet this week! LOL). However, I do have a Dwarf Brazilian given to me by Joe Real and he indicated it was more hardy than California Gold this past winter when we got down to 20F. His other bananas survived with protection as well, but he reported that only the DB's pseudosten remain green throughout the winter.

Do you have a pup you would be willing to share? If so, please PM me. As I said, I haven't acquired a new banana yet this week. ;)

Gabe15
08-26-2007, 02:27 PM
Looks like it could be Cardaba perhaps, they are usually a little taler but specific growing conditions always influence things like height.

asacomm
08-26-2007, 06:56 PM
Gabe,
Thanks for your comment.
It is definitely not Orinoco as the stem and the leaves are quite different from
those of Orinoco.
Now it is very much probablly Cardaba considering from its hardiness and
the shape of the fruits and other features.

I have read the color of the flesh is orange, is that true?
Anyway it will be known on the time of harvest.
Stan

Gabe15
08-26-2007, 09:24 PM
Gabe,
I have read the color of the flesh is orange, is that true?
Anyway it will be known on the time of harvest.
Stan

Not that I've seen or heard, maybe under certain conditions they could have a light color change.