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Jack Leong
12-17-2016, 08:12 AM
Hello all,
I am a nature lover from Peninsular Malaysia and am interested in knowing more about bananas. I felt fortunate to come across this interesting and informative organization and would love to interact with you all. I would be grateful and appreciative in learning more about bananas from members of this community here.
I happened to come across a wild banana tree at a forest edge which had its spike growing upward and was quite different from other common species. I would be very grateful if someone could let me know its ID (Photo)?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5s5zQPeELKMZlR2S3YzU1ptZUk/view?usp=sharing
Thank you Sirs,
Jack Leong.
luisport
12-17-2016, 08:44 AM
I think it's musa velutina...
beam2050
12-17-2016, 08:48 AM
welcome. howd it taste? looks like a lot of them there.
Jack Leong
12-17-2016, 09:07 AM
welcome. howd it taste? looks like a lot of them there.
Thank you Sir.
It was growing in the wild. I did not have a chance to taste it. I just checked the photo of "musa velutinaon" on the website. The color of the inflorescence of the species I saw was green and not purple/red as that of the musa velutina.
Thank you for the banana lists you have enclosed. I will check using the list.
Rgds,
Jack Leong
Jack Leong
12-17-2016, 09:24 AM
I think it's musa velutina...
Thank you Sir,
It was growing in the wild. I did not have a chance to taste it. I just checked the photo of "musa velutinaon" on the website. The color of the inflorescence of the species I saw was green and not purple/red as that of the musa velutina.
Thank you for the banana lists you have enclosed. I will check using the list.
Best Regards,
Jack Leong.
edwmax
12-17-2016, 10:17 AM
If wild I would collect a pup or two. The plant looks to be short or dwarf variety, which would make a great potted or yard plant. (note: if seeded, seeds do not necessarily come back true to the parent. Collect pups) ... Also, the banana bunch appears to be mature, collect it if you can. Cut one of the bananas open and post a picture. This is to determine the seed content and if eatable.
The plant could possibly be a Musa Ornata variant. There seems to be some variation of the colors in this cultivar. I cant tell if the bunch was red/pink and turning yellow/greenish when mature ... This could be one of several species and/or an undocumented wild cultivar or mutation.
Do a web search for banana cultivars indigenous to Malaysia.
edwmax
12-17-2016, 10:22 AM
Deleted .... double post. ....
Check this link about 3/4 way down ... Pisang Bunga/Musa Ornata
bananas in Malaysia – Malaysia Vegetarian Food (http://www.malaysiavegetarianfood.com/tag/bananas-in-malaysia/)
JBijl
12-17-2016, 11:17 AM
welkom here
I love to try some of seeds from that musa
Snarkie
12-17-2016, 12:07 PM
Hi Jack-
Welcome aboard the Banana Express. :nanerwaveytrain:
HMelendez
12-17-2016, 05:04 PM
Welcome to the banana gang!......:bananarow:
cincinnana
12-17-2016, 05:24 PM
Welcome to the Jungle:woohoonaner:
Have fun here
Jack Leong
12-18-2016, 09:10 AM
If wild I would collect a pup or two. The plant looks to be short or dwarf variety, which would make a great potted or yard plant. (note: if seeded, seeds do not necessarily come back true to the parent. Collect pups) ... Also, the banana bunch appears to be mature, collect it if you can. Cut one of the bananas open and post a picture. This is to determine the seed content and if eatable.
The plant could possibly be a Musa Ornata variant. There seems to be some variation of the colors in this cultivar. I cant tell if the bunch was red/pink and turning yellow/greenish when mature ... This could be one of several species and/or an undocumented wild cultivar or mutation.
Do a web search for banana cultivars indigenous to Malaysia.
Thank you Sir. Thank you for your advise and the useful information. After searching from the website for its information based on your input and link, it does look like it is Musa Ornata. But I have to confirm it when it is fully ripened to see if the fruits would turn red/pink.
As I will not get back to that site for a while, I will not be able to perform those tests as you mentioned or obtain its pup. But I will certainly do so the next time I am there in the near future, cut its fruit and take a picture, and post them here on this thread. :2722:
Thank you Sir,
Best regards,
Jack Leong
Jack Leong
12-18-2016, 09:15 AM
Welcome to the banana gang!......:bananarow:
Thank you HMelendez ! I am really excited and feel fortunate to have joined this community with members who are so helpful, lively and knowledgeable !!!
Thank you again,
Best regards,
Jack Leong.
Jack Leong
12-18-2016, 09:20 AM
Welcome to the Jungle:woohoonaner:
Have fun here
Thank you for your friendly welcome gesture ! I am honored to be received by all of you in such an incredibly warm manner !
Thank you again,
Jack Leong.
Jack Leong
12-18-2016, 09:28 AM
Hi Jack-
Welcome aboard the Banana Express. :nanerwaveytrain:
Dear Snarkie, thank you very much for your warm welcome ! Great to know a community who are so friendly and helpful !
Best regards,
Jack Leong.
Jack Leong
12-18-2016, 09:33 AM
welkom here
I love to try some of seeds from that musa
Dear JBijl, thank you for the warm welcome !
As I will not get back to the jungle edge which is a few hundred Kilometer away for a while, I will not be able to get its seeds soon. However, I will get back there in a few weeks and hope to get some ripened seeds and find a way to send them to you.
Best regards,
Jack Leong.
Snarkie
12-18-2016, 11:44 AM
Dear Snarkie, thank you very much for your warm welcome ! Great to know a community who are so friendly and helpful !
Best regards,
Jack Leong.We are kind of like a big family on here.
Forums can be weird; some are friendly, while others are more professional. This almost a balance of the two. The only forum I have been on that was even friendlier than this, was an acting forum. Actors tend to be big huggers, and that bled through to the board, but outside of that, this is the most welcoming forum I have been on.
On here, you're kind of like a long-lost cousin or something, but we're all family.
edwmax
12-18-2016, 11:58 AM
Thank you Sir. Thank you for your advise and the useful information. After searching from the website for its information based on your input and link, it does look like it is Musa Ornata. But I have to confirm it when it is fully ripened to see if the fruits would turn red/pink.
As I will not get back to that site for a while, I will not be able to perform those tests as you mentioned or obtain its pup. But I will certainly do so the next time I am there in the near future, cut its fruit and take a picture, and post them here on this thread. :2722:
Thank you Sir,
Best regards,
Jack Leong
I don't think the fruit will turn red/pinkish, but might have been red/pink when the bunch first formed. Then turning greenish/yellow when ripe as in your picture. I believe you can find this verity in you local markets. If so take a look at the colors and the flesh to compare.
OH ... welcome to the forums.
laserlight
12-20-2016, 03:50 AM
Welcome to the forum. There's tons of info about almost any tropical plant... even some non-tropical plants.
Jack Leong
12-20-2016, 10:26 AM
We are kind of like a big family on here.
Forums can be weird; some are friendly, while others are more professional. This almost a balance of the two. The only forum I have been on that was even friendlier than this, was an acting forum. Actors tend to be big huggers, and that bled through to the board, but outside of that, this is the most welcoming forum I have been on.
On here, you're kind of like a long-lost cousin or something, but we're all family.
Thank you Mr Hanks for sharing the rare dawn redwood trees and site, and the wonderful and valuable photos that you have taken that are so fascinating to know and learn them. It shows you have travelled wide and far to pursue your passion at least for this dawn redwood. I have yet to explore more on your websites which will be very interesting to me. Thank you for sharing the videos too.
Best regards,
Jack Leong.
Jack Leong
12-20-2016, 10:29 AM
Welcome to the forum. There's tons of info about almost any tropical plant... even some non-tropical plants.
Thank you Kevin for the warm welcome. I look forward to learning more about bananas and other plants from such friendly and helpful folks.
Thank you again.
Best regards,
Jack Leong.
Jack Leong
12-20-2016, 10:45 AM
I don't think the fruit will turn red/pinkish, but might have been red/pink when the bunch first formed. Then turning greenish/yellow when ripe as in your picture. I believe you can find this verity in you local markets. If so take a look at the colors and the flesh to compare.
OH ... welcome to the forums.
Dear Edwmax, thank you for your advice. Quite likely you are right that the fruits were red/pinkish then turned greenish/yellow. I will keep an eye to see if there are such bananas so as to compare.
..and thank you for warm welcom. I am delighted to have found this friendly forum.
Best regards,
Jack Leong.
Snarkie
12-20-2016, 12:45 PM
Jack-
You are more than welcome. I am actually in the process of updating all of that info on the website. Very soon, even more information will be posted. It's going to get really cool!
Please call me Doug. I deal with people on a first name basis. It keeps us all the same. Even when I met the President, I called him George (probably seen as disrespectful, but I don't care). He had a first name, I have a first name, and so do you. We are all friends.
No one is above any other. You posted your name and I posted mine. That's how it works. You are Jack and I am Doug.
Once again, welcome to our forums. :nanadrink:
Jack Leong
12-21-2016, 09:45 AM
Jack-
You are more than welcome. I am actually in the process of updating all of that info on the website. Very soon, even more information will be posted. It's going to get really cool!
Please call me Doug. I deal with people on a first name basis. It keeps us all the same. Even when I met the President, I called him George (probably seen as disrespectful, but I don't care). He had a first name, I have a first name, and so do you. We are all friends.
No one is above any other. You posted your name and I posted mine. That's how it works. You are Jack and I am Doug.
Once again, welcome to our forums. :nanadrink:
Thanks Doug !
I acknowledge and appreciate it very much on what you wrote, your treating everyone on the same level and take me as your friend. You are a cool character, and I like that. :nanadrink:
I really look forward to viewing more on the interesting and informative updates of your collections of nature's wonders, and the clear explanations of their distinctive features such as those in the dawn redwoods in your website. I am very interested in these kinds of things.
Thank you again Doug !
Jack.
JBijl
12-21-2016, 10:58 AM
Dear JBijl, thank you for the warm welcome !
As I will not get back to the jungle edge which is a few hundred Kilometer away for a while, I will not be able to get its seeds soon. However, I will get back there in a few weeks and hope to get some ripened seeds and find a way to send them to you.
Best regards,
Jack Leong.
Hi Jack
you dont have to do that a special for me :goteam:, and patience is a virtue :0519:.
But astronomy thanks that you want to do it for me :woohoonaner:.
Regards Jeroen
Snarkie
12-21-2016, 12:03 PM
Thanks Doug!
I acknowledge and appreciate it very much on what you wrote, your treating everyone on the same level and take me as your friend. You are a cool character, and I like that. :nanadrink:Years ago, when I got my first book contract, someone (and I don't even remember who anymore) told me to never forget who I was, or where I came from. I always made a point to talk to everyone who would stop by for a book signing, as long as they wanted to talk, unless there was a line. Then, I would tell them to hang on and come back when it lightened up and we could continue. Sometimes, I would almost lose my voice, but I would still talk.
A few years later, when I became an actor, I maintained that philosophy. An actor, author or singer, is nothing without those who buy their books, records or movies. Some people, like Bruce Willis, forget that. Most, however, are like Mel Gibson or Michael Rooker, who stop to shake hands and appreciate those who want to talk. I always strive to keep that one-on-one relationship with everybody
I really look forward to viewing more on the interesting and informative updates of your collections of nature's wonders, and the clear explanations of their distinctive features such as those in the dawn redwoods in your website. I am very interested in these kinds of things.Working out final specs today, on setting up an account that allows me to actually update my own website. The one I have was designed by an award-winning designer I was cyberdating back in 2006. When we split, I had no way to get any new info out there.
I have tons of material to get loaded up. Updated pics and so many observations. We even have a "bush dawn," that will never grow any taller than 6-7 feet in height, but with a full spread on the branches. This is only the third example I have seen. The other two are in Canada, and it was thought to be dieback due to cold. Nope, we have one in a Zone 7 that did it on its own. It's a new subspecies that will probably take a hundred years or so to isolate, but once done, we'll have seed!
Hopefully, in the next few months, I can get all the new material loaded up and put out there. Thank you for your interest in the project. It's people like you that keep me going!!!
Jack Leong
12-26-2016, 10:28 AM
Hi Jack
you dont have to do that a special for me :goteam:, and patience is a virtue :0519:.
But astronomy thanks that you want to do it for me :woohoonaner:.
Regards Jeroen
Thank you Jeroen for your understanding .
Best regards,
Jack.:goteam:
Jack Leong
12-26-2016, 10:59 AM
Years ago, when I got my first book contract, someone (and I don't even remember who anymore) told me to never forget who I was, or where I came from. I always made a point to talk to everyone who would stop by for a book signing, as long as they wanted to talk, unless there was a line. Then, I would tell them to hang on and come back when it lightened up and we could continue. Sometimes, I would almost lose my voice, but I would still talk.
A few years later, when I became an actor, I maintained that philosophy. An actor, author or singer, is nothing without those who buy their books, records or movies. Some people, like Bruce Willis, forget that. Most, however, are like Mel Gibson or Michael Rooker, who stop to shake hands and appreciate those who want to talk. I always strive to keep that one-on-one relationship with everybody
Working out final specs today, on setting up an account that allows me to actually update my own website. The one I have was designed by an award-winning designer I was cyberdating back in 2006. When we split, I had no way to get any new info out there.
I have tons of material to get loaded up. Updated pics and so many observations. We even have a "bush dawn," that will never grow any taller than 6-7 feet in height, but with a full spread on the branches. This is only the third example I have seen. The other two are in Canada, and it was thought to be dieback due to cold. Nope, we have one in a Zone 7 that did it on its own. It's a new subspecies that will probably take a hundred years or so to isolate, but once done, we'll have seed!
Hopefully, in the next few months, I can get all the new material loaded up and put out there. Thank you for your interest in the project. It's people like you that keep me going!!!
Dear Doug,
Thank you for writing. Your invaluable time, effort and resources spent on the creation of the Crescent Ridge Dawn Redwoods Preservere and the reforestation of the dawn redwood to North America are truly noble and respectful contributions to our human kind and to the mother Earth. I must salute and thank you on behalf of all those who have not read or are unaware of what you have done for all of us. They all should know and should thank you.
Looking forward to seeing more of your new materials on your noble project on your new website soon.
Cheers,
Jack.:goteam:
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