austinl01
07-01-2008, 10:35 AM
The bananas are growing well in Arkansas this year with the heat kicking in and high humidity. Regular rainfall has produced great looking banana leaves, and they are growing very rapidly now.
Musa Basjoo started growing in early March. This clump began with small 3 inch tissue cultured plants four years ago and have turned into quite the banana clump!
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/April2008018.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0374_80.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0385_75.jpg
Velutina (Randy's ecotype). New this year.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0386_72.jpg
Veinte Cohol. New this year. Notice the black coloration on the trunk of this banana. It will be hard to tell the natural coloring from potential rot during the winter.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0367_49.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0378_68.jpg
Raja Puri. New this year. I can tell this one will have a much thicker pseudostem compared to other bananas that I've grown.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0376_74.jpg
Musella lasiocarpa. These plants are offspring from the mother plant that produced 7 flowers last year.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0392_82.jpg
Mother plant last year.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/Musella.jpg
Musa Basjoo started growing in early March. This clump began with small 3 inch tissue cultured plants four years ago and have turned into quite the banana clump!
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/April2008018.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0374_80.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0385_75.jpg
Velutina (Randy's ecotype). New this year.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0386_72.jpg
Veinte Cohol. New this year. Notice the black coloration on the trunk of this banana. It will be hard to tell the natural coloring from potential rot during the winter.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0367_49.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0378_68.jpg
Raja Puri. New this year. I can tell this one will have a much thicker pseudostem compared to other bananas that I've grown.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0376_74.jpg
Musella lasiocarpa. These plants are offspring from the mother plant that produced 7 flowers last year.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/DSCN0392_82.jpg
Mother plant last year.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/Bananas/Musella.jpg