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luc vleeracker
09-11-2007, 06:20 PM
Hi banana fans,

I am new since today , belgian , living in Puerto Vallarta Mexico since 1985 , basically a rarefruit colector , that's how i met our mutual friend Harvey , he will be to blame if the remaining space in my orchard will soon look like a Banana jungle.Included in the close to 300 rare /exotic fruits i am growing are a few bananas , mostly local like manzana , pear , macho , portalimon , a dark red form , lady finger and some unidentified .
The pictures ( 2 ) Harvey posted a few days ago and probabbly the African Red - is this edible ? - is my last acquisition , i was convinced i bought a Musa vellutina .........
Talking about ornamental bananas , do you guys swap seeds ? Going tru the picture gallery i noticed a lucky owner of Mussella lasiocarpa !!!!!
This one has been on my "want' list for a while.

That's it for now , going south to banana growing country tomorrow , see if i can find something i dont have.....

Luc

harveyc
09-11-2007, 06:24 PM
Welcome, Luc! :D

Let the obsession counseling begin!

Harvey

the flying dutchman
09-11-2007, 06:32 PM
Hi Luc and a very welcome.

And now in dutch

Hallo luc en hartelijk welkom.


Ron


:hiiiiyanana:

buzzwinder
09-11-2007, 06:39 PM
Hi Luc! Welcome to the forum,Very informative, insightful and humorous at the same time, very addictive, YEAH I'm lovin it:0489: :2738:

luc vleeracker
09-11-2007, 06:52 PM
Thanks for the welcome guys..., Ron , next time i 'll be in Belgium maybe i'll stop by if you dont live all the way up north , we can go and have some "mosselen" or een nieuwe haring Hmmmmmm

Luc

the flying dutchman
09-11-2007, 06:59 PM
Haha Luc, you can wake me up in the middle of the night for mussels or a
fresh herring, I am sure you know how we eat the herrings:)

Ron

luc vleeracker
09-11-2007, 07:33 PM
Hey Ron , you didn't mention where in Holland , i usually go to Leuven and Antwerpen to visit my daughter.
Gonna start packing for the trip , it's rainy season here , lots of landslides and rain by the bucket so better be prepared.
I'll be back with pictures in a few days.

Luc

YohanBelgium
09-12-2007, 02:34 AM
Hello Luc,

Welcome to the forum and nice to here something from another Belgian too ;).

I’m also pretty new here and started this ‘after’-summer with germination of several Musa/Ensete species. Hopefully I can get something out of it.
It’s pretty amazing that you moved to Puerto Vallarta Mexico, very adventurous :).
In dutch: was dit een werk gerelateerde keuze?

Vriendelijke groeten,
Yohan

MediaHound
09-13-2007, 02:28 AM
Greetings Luc!

Yes, seed swapping is very welcome here.


Please post a "wanted" thread here:

Bananas for Sale or Swap & Wanted (http://www.bananas.org/forumdisplay.php?f=3)

Anyway, thanks for joining and we hope you enjoy our community.

luc vleeracker
05-02-2012, 07:42 PM
Hi again after all those years .
I am not really a banana fanatic , my main interest goes to rare tropical fruits , Heliconia and Zingiberales . I am still growing several banana varieties , mostly edible ones . I kinda got a little disappointed in collecting bananas since none of those " special " ones that are mentioned in your posts are available here in Mexico . My last acquisition , and I had to drive 6 hours round trip to get them , is the Praying hands .
I am still looking for seeds of Musa lasiocarpa , anybody growing them and has viable seeds ???
OK , here I go again , the collector drive is taking over , any special banana that can be started from seed I WANT IT !!!!
BTW what is a fair price for an AE AE pup ?

That's it for now , 7:30 pm Tequila time....

Luc

harveyc
05-03-2012, 12:15 AM
Hello Luc,

Regarding the price of Ae Ae pups, Oscar on the Big Island has claimed that they sell for as little as $10 there but Ken has said $50 is more realistic. We did have a nursery on the Central California coast selling large pups for $49 a couple of years ago and that was quite a bargain for California standards. While prices in PV should generally be lower than what crazy California folks have been willing to pay, they are probably more rare there so that $49 price might be something to shoot for.

If I had a way of sharing with you, I'd be happy to since we go way back, haha. ;)

Harvey

luc vleeracker
05-03-2012, 09:21 AM
Thanks Harvey , I can get one in exchange for some rare Heliconia , just wanted to know if I am not short changing....

luc vleeracker
05-03-2012, 07:42 PM
Not sure if this was discussed before , did you all hear about this Hawaiian banana called
Mai'a Hapai , the fruit grows IN the trunk .

harveyc
05-03-2012, 10:34 PM
Hey, Luc, it's been talked about a few times here. The best thread on it is probably at http://www.bananas.org/f2/rare-unknown-banana-plant-2471.html