mikevan
08-02-2006, 11:58 AM
Here's a nanner that was supposed to be a Rajapuri, but obviosly is not. For the longest time I thought it was a Sumatrana - the variegation on the top, the burgundy undersides, pink petioles and red/green trunk seemed a dead give-away for that.
However - it's latest set of leaves lack the variegation whatsoever! Everything else is the same. Now I'm wondering, and am hopeful, that this is a nanner tree that'll produce yummy nanners!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=674&cat=500&ppuser=291
Click on the image to get the really large one (beware, dialup users) for a good detail shot. I had one fella saying that it may be a Mysore. Any ideas?
If anyone is growing the Mysore, could you post or send me detailed images of it?
PS - I got this plant from Aloha Tropicals 2 years ago Spring. Put it in the ground. The drought hit and from then to August, the plant never got over 8" tall. I dug it up, potted it up and put it in the unheated greenhouse over the winter. There it grew a few more leaves. This Spring it really started growing and has become the nanner plant you now see. I call it my miracle nanner - it had everything against it - severe drought that killed most of my taro and an unheated greenhouse over the winter. Even tho it wasn't what I ordered, I'm pretty happy with this scrappy nanner...
Mahalo,
Mike
However - it's latest set of leaves lack the variegation whatsoever! Everything else is the same. Now I'm wondering, and am hopeful, that this is a nanner tree that'll produce yummy nanners!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=674&cat=500&ppuser=291
Click on the image to get the really large one (beware, dialup users) for a good detail shot. I had one fella saying that it may be a Mysore. Any ideas?
If anyone is growing the Mysore, could you post or send me detailed images of it?
PS - I got this plant from Aloha Tropicals 2 years ago Spring. Put it in the ground. The drought hit and from then to August, the plant never got over 8" tall. I dug it up, potted it up and put it in the unheated greenhouse over the winter. There it grew a few more leaves. This Spring it really started growing and has become the nanner plant you now see. I call it my miracle nanner - it had everything against it - severe drought that killed most of my taro and an unheated greenhouse over the winter. Even tho it wasn't what I ordered, I'm pretty happy with this scrappy nanner...
Mahalo,
Mike