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ledrobster
11-13-2016, 10:35 AM
I received a couple pups about 7 years ago when I lived in Saint Louis. We moved to Nashville 3 years ago, and I was able to bring two pups with. I was told these were Basjoo, but I was able to successfully overwinter and get one to flower this summer, and the banana's it produced are edible and do not contain any seeds. Any idea what these are?

Gabe15
11-13-2016, 01:33 PM
It is 'Orinoco', a very common and relatively hardy cultivar. You can find a lot of information about this cultivar on this forum from other growers, and welcome!

Tytaylor77
11-13-2016, 05:21 PM
Congrats. For sure Orinoco. Let them get really ripe like the last picture or a little more brown and they are sweet and good. Some have a chewy center that I don't care for but most are ok.