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Tomsamba
08-20-2009, 11:16 AM
What banana has a red main rib in the middle of the leaf and the entire leaf bordered in red?
Is there an easy way to tell if the banana is dwarf without waiting to see how big it grows b/4 it fruits?
There's a bit of a story, I bought 9 bananas from member Sunfish and my son (aka Loinfruit) didn't label any of them. So I been slowly identifying them with help from a friend of mine. But I got three unknowns....
Jack Daw
08-20-2009, 12:19 PM
What banana has a red main rib in the middle of the leaf and the entire leaf bordered in red?
Is there an easy way to tell if the banana is dwarf without waiting to see how big it grows b/4 it fruits?
There's a bit of a story, I bought 9 bananas from member Sunfish and my son (aka Loinfruit) didn't label any of them. So I been slowly identifying them with help from a friend of mine. But I got three unknowns....
I know more than dozen varieties that have both: red midribs and red edges. Even DCs have many leaves as you describe them (not all though).
You can see, whether the plant will be tall or dwarf, by their 5 consecutive larger leaf petioles. If those petioles are close, the banana is smaller, if they are further away, then the banana is usually much taller.
That's all I will be able to help you out with. :waving:
Good luck with that labelling... :bananas_b
sunfish
08-20-2009, 01:07 PM
Post a photo of the plants and I can identify them.
Tomsamba
08-20-2009, 01:29 PM
OK..will do...
LilRaverBoi
08-20-2009, 02:03 PM
Yeah, pictures would be very helpful for the experts to identify your unknown plants. As Jack said, dwarf varieties usually have densely stacked petioles rather than tall varieties with larger spaces between them. That's the only way I know to tell them apart (and it's not really an exact science, as it's pretty subjective).
Tomsamba
08-20-2009, 06:44 PM
OK I put a photo of the three I don't know...actuall it's a photo of about nine but it's only the three closest to the camera I can't ID....
sunfish
08-20-2009, 07:57 PM
Blue pot White Iholena
Black pot Dwarf Namwha
Red pot Dwarf Brazilian ? That was an unknown. There is a photo of the same plant that is about to bloom . Thread Could this be a Dwarf Brazilian ?
Tomsamba
08-21-2009, 08:40 AM
un mil gracias..
Saludos,
Tom de la casa Hernan
sunfish
08-21-2009, 08:49 AM
Youre welcome
I'm impressed! How can you do that on so little info?
Tomsamba
08-21-2009, 07:01 PM
Well, being as he sold me the corms and my knuckle headed son screwed it up. I think he had a head start.
damaclese
08-21-2009, 07:08 PM
Post a photo of the plants and I can identify them.
i was going to say just ask sunfish douhhh LOL
Well, being as he sold me the corms and my knuckle headed son screwed it up. I think he had a head start.
I was thinking he was almost psychic!
Tomsamba
08-21-2009, 07:41 PM
Al l I know is he sold me some 1st class bananas...I got no beef, just gratitude...
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