Tog Tan
04-21-2009, 03:58 PM
Hey people remember the thread; http://www.bananas.org/f13/arm-leg-big-mike-gros-michel-7383.html ?
Haha! :ha: My hunch was right after all! The Pisang Moon is the real deal Gros Michel! I finally got to taste it.
Last week I gave a call to my Orang Asli friend, Ulang and asked him if the fruits are ready for harvesting and he told me the time is just right. I met up with him today and got a couple of bunches from him. I did an on-the-spot tasting and it was right on the dot. I have tried this cultivar sometime ago from some fruits my sis bought which is call Heong Nga Chiew in Chinese. It means Fragrant Elephant Tusk 'Naner. I have also tried the Thai equivalent, the Kluay Hom Thong which means Fragrant Gold 'Naner. They taste the the same. Since they were ripen, I had to scoff off as many as I can. But 3 did the trick and I was filled! :ha: I gave the rest away to friends.
The pix of the unripe fruit on the plant which I posted sometime ago.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16281><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16281&size=1 border=0></a>
The bunch has 8 combs.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16784><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16784&size=1 border=0></a>
Each hand/comb average 12-14 fruits. Big!
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16785><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16786 border=0></a>
My hand with fruit as comparison.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16785><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16785&size=1 border=0></a>
Haha! :ha: My hunch was right after all! The Pisang Moon is the real deal Gros Michel! I finally got to taste it.
Last week I gave a call to my Orang Asli friend, Ulang and asked him if the fruits are ready for harvesting and he told me the time is just right. I met up with him today and got a couple of bunches from him. I did an on-the-spot tasting and it was right on the dot. I have tried this cultivar sometime ago from some fruits my sis bought which is call Heong Nga Chiew in Chinese. It means Fragrant Elephant Tusk 'Naner. I have also tried the Thai equivalent, the Kluay Hom Thong which means Fragrant Gold 'Naner. They taste the the same. Since they were ripen, I had to scoff off as many as I can. But 3 did the trick and I was filled! :ha: I gave the rest away to friends.
The pix of the unripe fruit on the plant which I posted sometime ago.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16281><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16281&size=1 border=0></a>
The bunch has 8 combs.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16784><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16784&size=1 border=0></a>
Each hand/comb average 12-14 fruits. Big!
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16785><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16786 border=0></a>
My hand with fruit as comparison.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16785><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16785&size=1 border=0></a>