help with id

2woodensticks · 05-16-2012, 06:14 PM

up loded some pics of a naner i found just off Interstate 4 just east of tampa florida..wondering if edible type???cant seem to upload to my thread....clump is located nere a small dump site..had to have been there for a couple of years atleast...did not see any with fruit..1 about 10 feet the rest about 8 feet from corm to first leaf..good size clump...wondering about type???any help would be great...thanks

caliboy1994 · 05-17-2012, 03:41 PM

They're probably Orinoco, which is edible. Can you get a picture of the mother plant with flower bud and fruit?

sunfish · 05-17-2012, 04:02 PM

did not see any with fruit.Quote

caliboy1994 · 05-17-2012, 04:09 PM

He said he took pups from a mother plant.

2woodensticks · 05-17-2012, 05:32 PM

yea just took pups no flowers on any...today going down i 75 i found another clump..looked the same as other...few flowers and fruit...will upload later...tall 12 feet + thinking orinoco..banana..or is it plantain????or is there both..orinoco banana and plantain///thanks for reply ...keep on diggin

caliboy1994 · 05-17-2012, 07:00 PM

Orinoco is a banana that can be used for cooking, not a plantain.

Iunepeace · 05-17-2012, 07:52 PM

Orinoco is one of the most commonly grown banana varieties in Florida so I agree with Andreas that it's likely that. Also, it is used as a cooking banana (baked, boiled, fried, etc before ripening) but it can also be used as a desert banana if allowed to ripen. Excited to see those pics

caliboy1994 · 05-17-2012, 07:53 PM

It's pretty good as a dessert banana. Nice sub-acid taste.

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05-17-2012, 03:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-17-2012, 07:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
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05-17-2012, 07:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
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