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katykat
10-06-2017, 09:46 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62438&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62438)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62439&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62439)So my "Cavendish" has flowered and begun fruiting, and after a couple of looks, I've been assured it's NOT a Cavendish. Can anyone ID this banana for me? I had thought we would be eating these . . . maybe not.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62440><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62440&size=1 border=0></a>
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=62437&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=62437)

Gabe15
10-06-2017, 10:32 AM
Looks somewhat Maoli-Popoulu like. Where are you located? Keep posting photos and do not remove the male bud as it develops.

katykat
10-06-2017, 10:38 AM
I'm in Katy, just west of Houston. Bought this at a big box store so I wasn't expecting anything exotic. It was marked "Cavendish," and since they're not rare, that seemed logical. Silly me, expecting a big box store to label a banana correctly!