View Full Version : The amazing Musa velutina!!!
Randy4ut
03-01-2008, 07:27 PM
It is hard to believe that this (3-1-08)...
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/2008%20Backyard/100_2401.jpg
...could turn into this in less than 5 months!
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/Nanners%202006/100_0966.jpg
I know these are different years, but the result has always been the same!!!
Velutina ROCKS!!!
:cloudban::cloudban::2208::cloudban::cloudban:
MediaHound
03-01-2008, 07:32 PM
I love the taste of Velutina.
Eating it with all those seeds is tricky, but its worth it!
You should add your experiences with it to the wiki:
Musa Velutina - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Velutina)
Anyway, those are great before and after shots.
Regards
dablo93
03-02-2008, 03:35 AM
that looks really great!! My musa Velutina is almost dead know, I really don't know why but over a few weeks I get a new one:D
I am in zone 8b.9a but here they can't survive, our winters are too wet and our summers are to short (may, june, july,august)
After how much months do they get flowers?
thanks for sharing the pics:D
Randy4ut
03-02-2008, 08:50 AM
Daen,
I normally start seeing blooms by the end of July.
cactus6103
03-02-2008, 09:59 AM
Looks fantastic! I am thinking of getting one. Red
rocco
03-02-2008, 11:08 AM
That looks great, and so does your gallery
D_&_T
03-02-2008, 01:24 PM
Thanks for the photos Randy.
Hopefully we will have nice mat by this fall!
Taylor
03-02-2008, 02:01 PM
Nice mat, that is amazing. New lattice?
austinl01
03-02-2008, 02:38 PM
Great work, Randy. You are indeed a talented gardener and craftsman. I can't wait to get my bananas growing. The 70-75°F weekend makes me want to get planting!
penJ.
05-11-2008, 04:37 AM
Could it be variegeted velutina????
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc197/nikolazaj/DSCF1337.jpg
It is amazing randy how much a difference a month or two makes with bananas. I dont cut my bananas in the back yard. You can imagine difference what that might look like. My trees now have at lease three leaves. I am loving it and cant wait for fruit. Nice pics. I got to get musa velotina.
musa_monkey
05-11-2008, 12:04 PM
i managed to kill mine off....i know, i know, i think it was rot over winter but i will get another somewhere this year, i do like their ability to take over the place :bananas_g
oakshadows
08-23-2011, 05:19 PM
Did you get anymore started? We hope to propagate about 100 here and sell off as lamdscape items. What we get from seed will determine what happens.
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