Found At Work

tribeone · 11-15-2007, 10:21 AM

Can anyone ID this Banana plant? I found it at work which is an old abandoned nursery.

mrbungalow · 11-15-2007, 01:40 PM

I am no expert on landraces, but I am thinking dwarf orinoco.

Tropicallvr · 11-15-2007, 08:08 PM

If you're in the US then mrbungalows guess is right on.
The spirit of the banana is really glowing in that first pic, lol.

MediaHound · 11-15-2007, 08:37 PM

That's the rare Musa 'Flaming Banana', known in some parts as the 'Burning Bush' Banana Tree.

Lagniappe · 11-15-2007, 08:44 PM

Lol !

:2190:

MediaHound · 11-15-2007, 11:31 PM

:2190:

tribeone · 11-16-2007, 09:38 AM

Yeah I would agree that spirit is really glowing, LOL. I live in N.Cali on an old abandoned nursery farm. 3 weeks ago this banana was about 2 feet tall and now close to 4 feet. Growing dang fast.

Tropicallvr · 11-17-2007, 10:57 AM

If your in Cali there's a good chance it's Musa balbisiana. If the leaves curl in where they meet the petoile then that's a good indicator that its balbisiana.
Check out the close ups of M. thompsonii. It's similar to that for M. balbisiana although not quite as drastic, and gets more obvious as the leaves get bigger.
Musa Thompsonii

carlo_musa · 11-18-2007, 08:35 AM

hi!!!

I dont knw the variety.. but........... you have ghosts in your house!!!!!!!

hasta la vista

klemmthamm · 11-19-2007, 02:48 AM

With its semi-erect leaves and green pseudo-stem (from what I can see in the pics) and overall general appearance it fits the bill of the dwarf orinoco. I have some D.O. that are about the same size and look exactly like what you have in your pics.... but you probably wont know for sure until flowering/fruiting which is the easiest way to accurately gauge what you have.

here is a really good source of info (not necessarily on D.O. but many species in general)....

http://bananas.bioversityinternation...25/54/lang,en/

that is just the musa germplasm publications page... there is a lot more info on the site that you may find useful

Regards,

-James-

klemmthamm · 11-19-2007, 02:49 AM

And seriously... the orange blur kinda freaks me out

11-15-2007, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
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tribeone tribeone's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 67 BananaBucks : 509 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Found At Work Yeah I would agree that spirit is really glowing, LOL. I live in N.Cali on an old abandoned nursery farm. 3 weeks ago this banana was about 2 feet tall and now close to 4 feet. Growing dang fast.

11-17-2007, 10:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tropicallvr Member Tropicallvr's Photo Gallery Location: Circa Puerto Vallarta Zone: 11 Name: Kyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 995 BananaBucks : 12,054 Feedback: 6 / 100% Thanks: 158 Thanked 196 Times in 112 Posts Welcomes: 14	Re: Found At Work If your in Cali there's a good chance it's Musa balbisiana. If the leaves curl in where they meet the petoile then that's a good indicator that its balbisiana. Check out the close ups of M. thompsonii. It's similar to that for M. balbisiana although not quite as drastic, and gets more obvious as the leaves get bigger. Musa Thompsonii

11-18-2007, 08:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
carlo_musa Junior Member carlo_musa's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 116 BananaBucks : 745 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 3	Re: Found At Work hi!!! I dont knw the variety.. but........... you have ghosts in your house!!!!!!! hasta la vista

11-19-2007, 02:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
klemmthamm New lemony fresh scent! klemmthamm's Photo Gallery Location: N.E. Oklahoma Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 267 BananaBucks : 1,252 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 30 Thanked 46 Times in 32 Posts Welcomes: 1	Re: Found At Work With its semi-erect leaves and green pseudo-stem (from what I can see in the pics) and overall general appearance it fits the bill of the dwarf orinoco. I have some D.O. that are about the same size and look exactly like what you have in your pics.... but you probably wont know for sure until flowering/fruiting which is the easiest way to accurately gauge what you have. here is a really good source of info (not necessarily on D.O. but many species in general).... http://bananas.bioversityinternation...25/54/lang,en/ that is just the musa germplasm publications page... there is a lot more info on the site that you may find useful Regards, -James- __________________ I'm a cheap date... just thought I'd let you know.

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klemmthamm New lemony fresh scent! klemmthamm's Photo Gallery Location: N.E. Oklahoma Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 267 BananaBucks : 1,252 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 30 Thanked 46 Times in 32 Posts Welcomes: 1	Re: Found At Work And seriously... the orange blur kinda freaks me out __________________ I'm a cheap date... just thought I'd let you know.

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