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Mikemooreflorida 10-16-2019 09:50 AM

Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" (id'd FHIA-3)
 
finally got a rack going on this musa, but its not a blue java from what I see... so what the heck is it.
Its about 6.5ft tall to the top of the Pstem fyi.












Best day 10-16-2019 11:37 AM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
The tissue cultured bananas that are sold as Ice Cream are actually Namwa. If you want a real Blue Java you will have to obtain it locally. Since you are in Florida that should be easy.

Bill

Mikemooreflorida 10-16-2019 11:45 AM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Best day (Post 327290)
The tissue cultured bananas that are sold as Ice Cream are actually Namwa. If you want a real Blue Java you will have to obtain it locally. Since you are in Florida that should be easy.

Bill

I heard that alot, just wanna label this one correctly when I replant the pups in my food forest. It was sold to me as a Pup (was 3ft tall sword pup). I don't need the blue java, just bugs me not knowing for sure what something is.

Backyard Banana Joe 10-16-2019 02:12 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
NO IDEA. Keep us updated!!! Also leave on the tail as it could be usefull for the ID :woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner::woohoonaner :

Mikemooreflorida 10-19-2019 01:31 PM

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Backyard Banana Joe 10-19-2019 03:19 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
When I saw the fruits I thought, “sweetheart”

Mikemooreflorida 10-19-2019 06:45 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
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Originally Posted by Backyard Banana Joe (Post 327362)
Probably isn’t but when I saw the fruits I thought, “sweetheart” probably isn’t tho

" crown " is about 6.5ft. so would have to be a dwarf variety right? not sure if sweetheart has been dwarfed ever? I do have sweetheart pups from a mature clump of a friend and they were over 10ft. at fruiting

Backyard Banana Joe 10-19-2019 07:13 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Can you take a picture of the whole plant?

Mikemooreflorida 10-22-2019 08:45 AM

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Mikemooreflorida 10-22-2019 08:51 AM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
I've been removing and potting up the pups from this area because it floods to much in summer (almost lost these this past season). I'm moving them to a better area but was hoping to know exactly what I got here before I do so. I have a few varieties to choose from for the remaining spots in the food forest expansion. The leftover varieties will be going to the fence line.
Thanks for all the help already

Gabe15 10-22-2019 06:09 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
It's FHIA-03.

Backyard Banana Joe 10-22-2019 07:50 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
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Originally Posted by Gabe15 (Post 327391)
It's FHIA-03.

YEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!! :08: :08: :0517: :0517:

Mikemooreflorida 10-22-2019 09:47 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Thankyou for the knowledge shared, can't wait to taste them.


Now I gotta figure out what the pups I got from a friend as "sweethearts" really are because they are much skinnier and taller then the fhia-03 specs... lol

beam2050 10-23-2019 07:43 AM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikemooreflorida (Post 327397)
Thankyou for the knowledge shared, can't wait to taste them.


Now I gotta figure out what the pups I got from a friend as "sweethearts" really are because they are much skinnier and taller then the fhia-03 specs... lol

good luck

sweethearts for me are slow growing. congrats.

Mikemooreflorida 10-23-2019 08:02 AM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by beam2050 (Post 327400)
good luck

sweethearts for me are slow growing. congrats.

So were ALL of my bananas (i've had the home depot dwarf cavendish for like 4 years now and still never tasted the fruits. almost did a couple years ago but frost got them)

Until I started caring for them properly that is, now they are all growing faster and fruits are filling faster. crazy what a little love can do...

I do a deep mulch system with compost, compost tea spray, well water irrigation during dry spells and proper thinning of the mats removing water suckers.

Backyard Banana Joe 10-23-2019 08:39 AM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikemooreflorida (Post 327401)
So where ALL of my bananas (i've had the home depot dwarf cavendish for like 4 years now and still never tasted the fruits. almost did a couple years ago but frost got them)

Until I started caring for them properly that is, now they are all growing faster and fruits are filling faster. crazy what a little love can do...

I do a deep mulch system with compost, compost tea spray, well water irrigation during dry spells and proper thinning of the mats removing water suckers.

Keep up the good work!!!

beam2050 10-23-2019 09:49 AM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikemooreflorida (Post 327401)
So where ALL of my bananas (i've had the home depot dwarf cavendish for like 4 years now and still never tasted the fruits. almost did a couple years ago but frost got them)

Until I started caring for them properly that is, now they are all growing faster and fruits are filling faster. crazy what a little love can do...

I do a deep mulch system with compost, compost tea spray, well water irrigation during dry spells and proper thinning of the mats removing water suckers.

dwarf cavendish and gran nain are my porest growers. partially because I live on a sand hill and I am to well draining which makes me to high in acidity and the draughts we have ….well. I got a couple of the dwarf cavendish that grew so slowly the winters killed them. still have one mat of gran nain that's 3 years old and they are 1 ft. tall. some places around here they do well, most places they do poorly.

what gets me is that is what all the nurseries sell around florida when there are many varieties that out perform them. guess they like to sell them cause they pup so well.

Mikemooreflorida 12-16-2019 01:50 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 


Filling out, can't wait to taste them.. if good i'll be planting a pup in another location also, if not the greatest it'll just be the single small mat left where it is now.

Mikemooreflorida 03-01-2020 03:25 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Finally ripening up the bunch.. tasted an under ripe one, not bad so ripe should be decent.








Backyard Banana Joe 03-01-2020 05:27 PM

Re: Purchased as a pup, nursery labeled it "ice cream" but...
 
Did it have any women taste?


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