Originally Posted by Gabe15 (Post 96465)

They are Musa 'Nino', also commonly called 'Sucrier', there are many other names for them though too.

Originally Posted by capthof (Post 96467)

They should be Manzano or apple bananas.
Most of the time you find them in Latino or Asian markets.
The plants are susceptible to Panama disease.
the Manzano is one of my favorites.
I have several growing in my yard now.
My neighbor has several and regularly graces me with some of his.
As with any fruit the store bought ones are not as good as home grown.
Scott

Originally Posted by planetrj (Post 97063)

Scott,
I was about to say that they are Manzano. I have a mat of it now, and it always has these apple flavored bananas *hence the name 'apple banana'.
I think it's a very fast maturing one as well, which usually is ready to pick in about half the time of many others.

Enjoy!

Originally Posted by CValentine (Post 97199)

Some WONDERFULLY DELICIOUS baby bananas I picked up yesterday @ .99 cents a pound.
Cost me .59 cents! :)
They were so yummy!!
Remind me again please...which banana plant do I grow to get these little beauties???!!!

Thanks! :) ~Cheryl

Originally Posted by supermario (Post 97175)

I do not agree with manzano's being black when ripe. You DO want to see some black on the skin before you eat it, but not entirely black.

Originally Posted by CValentine (Post 97199)

Remind me again please...which banana plant do I grow to get these little beauties???!!!

Thanks! :) ~Cheryl

Originally Posted by Akula (Post 315718)

Found some baby bananas in the fruit section at my local Publix on 9th Ave for any locals reading. They were in the section with the plantains. First time I have seen them in our area. The brand is Chiquita and the label says Manzano from Columbia. The hands of about eight were completely green when I bought them a week ago. Just now turning yellow. I understand that they should be brown to eat but decided to test a yellow one with a few spots. Uckkk! Not that I have actually eaten one but it tasted like a dusty, raw potato. I guess I will have to wait another week.

I'm use to waiting about two-three days to consume an avocado but waiting ten - fourteen days between purchase and consumption of a manzano is ridiculous. How does Chiquita plan to sell much of these things? Consumers who eat this thing (probably a high percentage are Mothers purchasing for their toddlers) when its yellow are going to be very disappointed.

Originally Posted by Tytaylor77 (Post 315739)

I never cared a lot for manzano. 99% of sold manzano will be labeled as “Manzano” or “apple banana”

The smaller tiny fingered ones from Dole, Chiquita, etc are “baby bananas” and as Musa Expert Gabe said long ago are Musa Nino. From my experience growing the dwarf “Musa nino enano” or “Musa dwarf nino” they are such a strong grower! You can’t beat the fruit! Very very sweet! Just what I like! Blows away any manzano in my opinion!

Originally Posted by Tytaylor77 (Post 315824)

They come up so early! In the spring I’m talking around the same time as the Orinoco and namwa! Very surprising since they are an AA which do NOT like cool weather! These are so close to fruiting in a single season for me. They bloom about 8-9’. The first year planted they flowered just as winter hit. This year is messed up. So next year will be the test! Which I am very excited for!

Originally Posted by HMelendez (Post 315833)

Ty bro,




I know you have everything sorted out!.....You will have The Dwarf Niño flowering, blooming and harvesting the fruit in a single season, hopefully next year!.....Dwarf Niño it's an amazing Nana grower!.....Since she has been on the ground , my Dwarf Niño has pushed out new leaves very fast!.....She just opened, unrolled the new beautiful green/yellowish leaf!.....Thank you bro for sending me a beautiful, very fast grower Nana Variety!.....:08:




Pictures from 06/03/2018.....










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Originally Posted by Tytaylor77 (Post 315875)

Haha
More attacks by PR Giants imagine that!

Musa Nino Enano.
Source is USDA Tars In PR and if that is the case then your entire collection is incorrect!
Plus this clone has been verified at flowering.

There is absolutely no way to ID a plant that is this small.

You should go ID the “real deal” FHIA-01 Goldfinger that you sold to Hector. It’s looking like an off-type to me. You should also check your Musa cocos clone, it grows to 11’+

Also often times plants in the tropics look different due to disseses and other problems. Your plants could look “different” due to this. You should have your commercial plantation checked ASAP! Especially how you send plants bare root and with soil. With TR4 found in Jamacia we must all be vigilant!!

Hector thanks for your picture! When it fruits you will have confirmation that it is a Niño enano!

Originally Posted by beam2050 (Post 315929)

you need to put a sign on her saying; MI HIJA NINO ENANA. for us English speaking folks that's a tongue twister. :ha:

for all you English speaking folks it would be pronounced; miha nino enana. [my daughter; mi hija]

Originally Posted by HMelendez (Post 315930)

You did it again!.....That is why you are Master Beam!.....LMAO!......hahahahahaha!......


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Originally Posted by HMelendez (Post 322395)

Dwarf Niño keeps pushing out the flower bud!.....I have no doubts that flower is from an AA Nana Variety!

Originally Posted by HMelendez (Post 322482)

Dwarf Niño flower bud is out!....It should start positioning down now!......I have no doubts is an AA Nana Variety!......Look at the flower!.....

Originally Posted by HMelendez (Post 323769)

Also, the "supposedly" prior Dwarf Niño turned out to be the Musa Monthan!

Originally Posted by PR-Giants (Post 328345)

Hector, I told you when you first posted a photo of the Dwarf Nino that Tytaylor77 sent you that it was not a Dwarf Nino.

Everyone that saw your photo should have been able to realize that your banana was not a dwarf, and if it's not a dwarf it can't be a Dwarf Nino.

If you had simply measured a leaf blade and divided the length by the width you would have realized that it was not a dwarf.

Unfortunately it's very common for some seller's to ship the wrong bananas and that's why buyer's should take a few minutes to learn the basics about identifying a banana.

http://www.bananas.org/f12/links-hel...a-18465-4.html

Next, you should have looked at your banana for signs of balbisiana.

The Dwarf Nino is an 'AA' diploid and has no signs of balbisiana.

Again, everyone that saw your photo should have been able to realize that your banana has balbisiana in it so it can't be a Dwarf Nino or any other 'AA' diploid or 'AAA' triploid.

Next, you should try to determine the amount of balbisiana it has.

Again, everyone that saw your photo should have been able to realize that your banana has a heavy amount of balbisana and most likely is an 'ABB' type.

There was never a chance that your banana was a Dwarf Nino because everything pointed to an 'ABB'

It should never have taken you over a year to figure that out.

The next step was to figure out which 'ABB' cultivar Tytaylor77 sent you.




It was not surprising that your 'AA' Dwarf Nino turned out to be an 'ABB' Monthan.