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asacomm
02-21-2008, 07:37 PM
There are so many who grow Basjoo, but not so many who have harvested and tasted the fruits.
But one of my banana friends has done it by himself.

Here are some pics telling the truth.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=8270&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=8267&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=8268
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=8269

natedogg1026
02-21-2008, 10:02 PM
lOOKS KINDA CRUNCHY.

Raules
02-21-2008, 11:37 PM
Excellent Basjoo! :0489::0489::0489: And so it is a lot of seeds! How at it it has turned out? Here there are conversations at a forum, that it is very heavy. I think your friend have won a prize! :2180::colorwoot::2236::colorwoot::2180:
http://www.bananas.org/f16/m-basjoo-seeds-3588-2.html

dablo93
02-22-2008, 02:22 AM
wow looks cool! thanks for sharing it:D

mrbungalow
02-22-2008, 03:48 AM
Stan, I sent you a PM! A price from Norway will be on the way shortly!

Raules
02-22-2008, 09:40 AM
It is necessary to plant in the spring seeds and to expect result.:golfingbanana:

mskitty38583
02-22-2008, 10:06 AM
i have never seen a nana with seeds in it. that is so cool. how long did it take him to get his basjoo to grow the fruits? i have a 1 ft. basjoo and was kinda of wondering. mines going outside this spring. was kind of hoping for a slight time line. thanks

mrbungalow
02-22-2008, 11:50 AM
This page shows some intersting info on musa formosana vs. musa basjoo.
(Scroll down if you can't read chinese!)
http://www.tari.gov.tw/taric/uploads/journal_arc_53-3-6.pdf

tony palmer
02-22-2008, 05:25 PM
Konban wa Asacomm, there just like the seeds i got from chiltern.

asacomm
02-22-2008, 06:38 PM
Hi thank you all for your comments.

You have probablly clicked all the concerning pics of his subject which I foot-
noted thereunder for your better understanding.

I noticed in other posts that the germination ratio of Basjoo is very very low.
My friend says that is because the seeds are not sown as soon as they are
seperated from the fresh. So so called "sold seeds" germinate very very little.
I think this is why they have a complain about the germination ratio.

As for the question of fruiting time of Bajoo, it is the same as other Musas,
i.e. 30~40 leaves' time.

Natural pollination is very difficult, so manual pollination is necessary.

Basjoofriend
02-23-2008, 11:54 AM
Hi,

I plan to grow Musa basjoo in Brazil and have purchased a yard in Brazil recently. I try to fruit basjoos for the seed business and cross experiments with fruit bananas. One triploid basjoo will bear seedless fruits, they mike look like the fruits of Super Dwarf Cavendish.

Some years ago I got fruits, which are still not completely ripen, but the seeds were ripen. I sown it out and one even germinated! Now is the plant 2 years old and overwinters in my greenhouse now.

Best wishes
Basjoofriend

parillo12
12-28-2012, 02:46 PM
Wow, I grow those and I never new that they would produce seeds in them. Will those seeds be able to grow new trees?

LilRaverBoi
12-28-2012, 03:09 PM
Yes.

pushak513
12-29-2012, 04:12 AM
there were 2 bunchs hanging in the local green house back in oct. the guy who owns it didn't even know they were back there..I'll swing by and see what they look like now. they only had 2 tiny green hands last time I was there.

parillo12
12-29-2012, 02:56 PM
How manny plants can you grow with all those seeds in the bananas,

designshark
12-29-2012, 06:18 PM
Nice encouraging photos. I hope to see bananas like that someday. Next spring will be year three for my basjoo.

DoctorSteve
12-30-2012, 01:55 AM
I know this thread is old but I think we should all be doing this. Just try the bananas even if they are seeded, try ensete as well, I am going to.

GreenFin
12-30-2012, 02:29 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=8268

After the taste-test:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTVtoIq_D5vOmqtrDLSPYlqHrrLi39AwawfyNhlaMGEgE6 oLKII

parillo12
12-30-2012, 02:31 AM
Wow, are you serious? Wow, that's CRAZZY, it chipped his tooth?

GreenFin
12-30-2012, 02:35 AM
No just kidding with the pic.

The seeds are indeed said to be hard enough to chip teeth, though.

parillo12
12-30-2012, 02:37 AM
After the taste-test:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTVtoIq_D5vOmqtrDLSPYlqHrrLi39AwawfyNhlaMGEgE6 oLKII

Hahaha ok, made me Laff, :0519:

asacomm
12-30-2012, 05:58 AM
Hi Greeen Fin,

Your comment is COOL!

jmoore
02-03-2013, 02:28 PM
My quest for Basjoo seeds continues, I've found this listing and spent some money, we'll see if they really are basjoo. Will let you know.

HARDIEST Banana tree! Musa (Hardy basjoo) HARDY TO ZONE 4! seeds. | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251222681023?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649)

Dalmatiansoap
02-03-2013, 04:26 PM
I wouldnt rely to much on that James, doesnt seem like a fair seller to me
‘Super Dwarf Cavendish’ banana tree (Musa acuminata) SEEDS | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Dwarf-Cavendish-banana-tree-Musa-acuminata-SEEDS-/251206300540?nma=true&si=MDFogz9%252FQbP4QR%252BF2qPYZxCdgNU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)

DWARF banana tree 'Lady Finger' (Musa acuminata) SEEDS. | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DWARF-banana-tree-Lady-Finger-Musa-acuminata-SEEDS-/251206302634?nma=true&si=MDFogz9%252FQbP4QR%252BF2qPYZxCdgNU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)

jmoore
02-04-2013, 02:40 AM
Yes you are probably right, at least he guarantees them so if they aren't Basjoo I'll ask for my money back.

Dalmatiansoap
02-04-2013, 07:59 AM
Let us know how will that end.
:woohoonaner:

Basjoofriend
02-05-2013, 04:03 PM
Hi,

in 2011 I gave Helton one pup from my basjoo in Brazil. Now he informed that it has already flowered and is now setting fruits. But the seeds will not result pure basjoos, because the basjoo is pollinated by other banana species, Musa itinerans, Musa yunnanensis, Musa balbisiana, Musa sikkimensis Manipur and Musa thomsonii, even by fruit cultivars like Figo, Mysore and other. The seeds are open pollinated by other banana species in the nursery.

I told Helton that he may not sell the seeds, he should sow them out to get plants and to select the plants, because the plants are hybrids. Perhaps some of the basjoo seedlings might be the new hardy fruit bananas, perhaps some are parthenocarpic.

Best wishes
Joachim

designshark
02-05-2013, 07:21 PM
Wouldn't that be interesting!

jmoore
02-12-2013, 02:36 PM
Well they have arrived and I have to say they look a little like Basjoo seeds.

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