View Full Version : Raja Puri blooming pictures
MediaHound
09-12-2007, 01:37 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2891&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2891)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4817&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4817&si=rajapuri)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5398&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5398)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5399&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5399)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5400&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5400)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5401&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5401)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5402&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5402)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5403&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5403)
frankthetank
09-12-2007, 01:45 PM
Do you eat all of these or sell them at a market? Thats a lot of bananas! Nice going. I guess your climate helps :nanertank:
MediaHound
09-12-2007, 01:48 PM
They will go to family and friends, as well as friends from this site.
It's a good thing we have so many recipes in the banana recipe section!
I'll start a fruit thread for these if anybody wants to taste them.
MediaHound
09-12-2007, 02:14 PM
Fruit thread is here:
http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=2504
Greenie
09-12-2007, 07:55 PM
nice!
MediaHound
09-13-2007, 12:56 AM
7' of pseudostem.
:camelnaner:
AllenF
12-15-2007, 10:43 AM
Hi Jarred;
How long did it take for your Raja Puri to go through the fruiting cycle?
I am checking to see if it is possible to fruit mine. I will need to learn what temperatures to maintain in the shelter and how high I will have to build it.
How tall was it when the flower appeared?
If you could add your experience to the Wiki I would really appreciate the information.
Thanks
Allen
bencelest
12-15-2007, 11:15 AM
I second from Allen. Whether a 10-foot ceiling is high enough.Very nice!
MediaHound
12-15-2007, 11:55 AM
I will update the wiki but it had 7' of pseudostem, with the leaves would probably need 11' of clearance. I have heard reports of RajaPuri blooming at slightly taller heights than mine did.
It bloomed maybe a little more than a year from when I planted it, this next pup that grew to be the alpha pseudostem will probably be about a year when it blooms.
The flavor is delicious, the fruits are smaller than grocery store bananas, and the skin is about as thick or maybe even slightly thicker, good shelf life with these. Ripening time was a bit longer than average for me. While some kinds ripen somewhat fast for me, the RajaPuri took a bit longer. The anticipation was high! Maybe it has something to do with the skin thickness...
You could attempt it with a 10 foot ceiling, you might crunch the leaves a tad bit but I would give it a shot.
Lighting might be another concern, but it all depends on where your doing it - indoors or outdoor shelter with visqueen, etc.
Today I plan to bake a LOT of bread with these. We just got a new 7 quart Cuisinart mixer!
Regards
bencelest
12-15-2007, 01:16 PM
Jarred:
Is that a coconut tree behind the RJ ?
dablo93
12-15-2007, 03:49 PM
great pictures and a beautiful plant! :)
I think that 's a Coconut;)
MediaHound
12-15-2007, 04:23 PM
Yes theres a coconut behind it and also three smaller coconuts that you can barely see in the pictures. Theres 4 in a group but only one is really noticeable. I grew that one from seed as the rest, each has a story and memories behind it :)
bencelest
12-15-2007, 04:41 PM
Wow! If you can grow coconuts you can grow any tropicals.
I would strongly suggest to grow atemoya.
It's the best tasting fruit I encountered lately.
About $4.00 a pound here.
AllenF
12-15-2007, 07:10 PM
Thanks Jarred.
Allen
MediaHound
12-16-2007, 10:34 PM
I grow Annona squamosa, the sugar apple. They are so sweet and delicious. It's related to the Atemoya :)
bencelest
12-17-2007, 12:43 AM
That's good.
I am trying the hardest to grow atemoya in my zone. So far it is still alive.
microfarmer
12-17-2007, 12:34 PM
I presume the atemoya is related and similar to a cheramoya?
bencelest
12-17-2007, 01:33 PM
I meant cherimoya is what I am growing now.
buffy
12-26-2007, 02:02 PM
I'm sure you guys know, but our native pawpaw trees are members of the same family of plants (Annonaceae) as the sugar apple. In fact, in Florida, there are a couple of species of pawpaw (genus asimina). Pawpaws are the only genus of this family that's figured out how to endure a winter. They're native all the way up to Ohio.
microfarmer
12-29-2007, 12:37 PM
I meant cherimoya is what I am growing now.
How does it do for you? Do you need to protect it alot or bring it into a greenhouse? I've been wanting to grow one ever since tasting it, but thought it too cold sensitive to my area.
Thanks Benny
bencelest
12-29-2007, 01:17 PM
I am not sure hoow it will come out this winter.
I have it planted on the ground and I enclosed it with clear plastics plus a 100string of Christmas lights around the trunk.
So far so good. It had not lost or browned its leaves since I put the C L 's on on automatic 8pm to 7am.
Before I put the C L, the tender new shoots turned brown when the first 40*F at night registered.
A friend of mine EZ who lives in Pleasantton nearby San Jose has a cherimoya thriving in his backyard.
microfarmer
12-30-2007, 11:14 AM
40 degrees and up...ok, I'll have to plant it with my Valery and Hua Moa so it can get winter protection. Valery was severely burned at 40 degrees...Now I know I can get one, but I'll have to protect it...
Thanks alot!!
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