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11-27-2009, 08:28 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Chinkeys! Mystery solved!
According to local Lore, the local Pass-along Banana was brought by a seaman to his wife in the late 19th, early 20th century. Until recently(thanks to Global Warning), they never even reached blooming stage. The "buzz" wasthat these were 'Gros Michel' plants. Well, the stand at my folk's house fruited this Fall. They're the Common stubby "Burro" Bananas....
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11-27-2009, 11:38 AM | #2 (permalink) | |
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Well, the mystery may be solved for you - but its just starting for me!!! What the heck is a "common stubby "burro" banana"??? I grew up in FWB and still have family there, was "home" for the weekend just a couple of weeks ago. Anyway, I thought the local pass-along banana was Orinoco. I don't remember ever really seeing anything else. Can you post some pictures? I'd love to see if it is something different and maybe put a real name to it. Was the seaman Billy Bowlegs by any chance? Russell |
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11-27-2009, 12:18 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Re: Chinkeys! Mystery solved!
The common "stubby burro banana" is an Orinoco.
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11-27-2009, 03:56 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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Had a Cold Snap last night so I don't think it'll Ripen... Cheers, Pat |
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11-27-2009, 06:01 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Re: Chinkeys! Mystery solved!
If it is indeed orinoco, lord knows there is no need for pictures. Its just that this is the first time I've ever heard it call anything other than "that banana".
So did you guys find any cold damage? I didn't - at least not yet. R |
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11-27-2009, 06:09 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Re: Chinkeys! Mystery solved!
Pat - if you have a good cultivar that ripens on the plant with an orange skin (which it sounds as if you have) - they are the best tasting nana ever - just don't let people cut them down too soon - or try to eat them until they soften. This type cannot be eaten like a store banana. They have to be really ripe.
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It's why I'm trying two "cold-tolerant"new nanners as well as those that fruit fairly consistantly 120 miles East of me: Dwarf Namwa. Cheers, Pat |
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