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Akula · 06-01-2018, 12:39 PM

Yeah, that's the thing to do.

Just about every request to identify a banana I have read on the site requests the poster to retain the bud long enough to get a good look at the male flowers and see how they perform (stay on/fall off) to get a pretty conclusive identification. You are right at that critical moment after so much time has passed. I hope to be there in month or so too!

Tytaylor77 · 06-01-2018, 04:35 PM

Your doing perfect! Removing the female end flowers helps! You can wack the huge male bud off also if you want. It helps! I like to break them off by hand.

I recommend you very very very much to take a knife and cut off the 2 bottom hands of fruit! Please trust me!! It will reduce the number of fruits but fatten up the rest! If you don’t do this to Raja puri you end up with lots of small fruit! Larger plumper fruit are much better! Try it! You will be thanking me later!!

Spaugh · 06-14-2018, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tytaylor77

Your doing perfect! Removing the female end flowers helps! You can wack the huge male bud off also if you want. It helps! I like to break them off by hand.

I recommend you very very very much to take a knife and cut off the 2 bottom hands of fruit! Please trust me!! It will reduce the number of fruits but fatten up the rest! If you don’t do this to Raja puri you end up with lots of small fruit! Larger plumper fruit are much better! Try it! You will be thanking me later!!

I removed more fruits but left the bud. I have another flower coming out of the same plant on another stem. I will post picks of that one soon. Looks like a really big flower forming.

Spaugh · 06-28-2018, 05:52 PM

Heres another flower on a new stem on the same mat. How many is too many for 1 mat? This plant has a 3rd forming. My cavendish also has 3 racks now. A 3rd is now forming on both the raja puri and cavendish. And I have another flower on a mystery plant forming which I post a photo of soin for ID.

Spaugh · 10-18-2018, 09:03 PM

Heres some bananas off the tree. I think they could have hung another few weeks but they are pretty good tasting. Texture is nice and flavor is similar to store banana.

beam2050 · 10-20-2018, 04:25 AM

nice center piece. looks like bananas in bed for breakfast.

Tytaylor77 · 10-22-2018, 12:02 AM

Wow they ended up huge! Is that the same bunch as we IDed raja puri? Those look like goldfingers.

Awesome job!
They look great

Tytaylor77 · 10-22-2018, 12:12 AM

Looking back on the later pictures that show yellow male flowers rule out raja puri! It looks just like my Musa fhia Goldfinger!

A lot of times with the environmental factors that effect colors and 2d pictures it’s hard to tell. It’s just not like being there looking at it in person! But I believe you have a Musa Goldfinger! Raja puri fruits are not that size or shape and do not have yellow flowers.

Maybe we will get an expert to confirm Goldfinger so you can be sure your selling them correctly!

Spaugh · 10-22-2018, 10:34 AM

They maybe look larger in the photo than they were. They were pretty small nanans.

Thats really unfortunate that you are saying they are not raja puris now. Before you said you were 100% sure and that you guys were the experts. Based on that, I sold many trees at the local nursery labeled "raja puri".

Gabe15 · 10-22-2018, 12:35 PM

Could be one of the 'Goldfinger' off-types perhaps.

06-01-2018, 12:39 PM	#21 (permalink)
Akula Location: Pensacola, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9a Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,236 BananaBucks : 70,080 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,540 Times Was Thanked 2,381 Times in 809 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 128 Times	Re: What is this Yeah, that's the thing to do. Just about every request to identify a banana I have read on the site requests the poster to retain the bud long enough to get a good look at the male flowers and see how they perform (stay on/fall off) to get a pretty conclusive identification. You are right at that critical moment after so much time has passed. I hope to be there in month or so too!

06-01-2018, 04:35 PM	#22 (permalink)
Tytaylor77 Banana Plants for Trade Location: East Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Ty Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,367 BananaBucks : 47,594 Feedback: 11 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,612 Times Was Thanked 3,726 Times in 1,185 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 424 Times	Re: What is this Your doing perfect! Removing the female end flowers helps! You can wack the huge male bud off also if you want. It helps! I like to break them off by hand. I recommend you very very very much to take a knife and cut off the 2 bottom hands of fruit! Please trust me!! It will reduce the number of fruits but fatten up the rest! If you don’t do this to Raja puri you end up with lots of small fruit! Larger plumper fruit are much better! Try it! You will be thanking me later!! __________________ 150+ Varieties!!. See profile for list. Help me add more! CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES OF MY MUSA COLLECTION! www.bananapups.com

06-28-2018, 05:52 PM	#24 (permalink)
Spaugh Location: San Diego Zone: 10 Name: Brad Spaugh Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 119 BananaBucks : 36,852 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 309 Times in 92 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: What is this Heres another flower on a new stem on the same mat. How many is too many for 1 mat? This plant has a 3rd forming. My cavendish also has 3 racks now. A 3rd is now forming on both the raja puri and cavendish. And I have another flower on a mystery plant forming which I post a photo of soin for ID.

10-18-2018, 09:03 PM	#25 (permalink)
Spaugh Location: San Diego Zone: 10 Name: Brad Spaugh Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 119 BananaBucks : 36,852 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 309 Times in 92 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: What is this Heres some bananas off the tree. I think they could have hung another few weeks but they are pretty good tasting. Texture is nice and flavor is similar to store banana.

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10-22-2018, 12:02 AM	#27 (permalink)
Tytaylor77 Banana Plants for Trade Location: East Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Ty Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,367 BananaBucks : 47,594 Feedback: 11 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,612 Times Was Thanked 3,726 Times in 1,185 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 424 Times	Re: What is this Wow they ended up huge! Is that the same bunch as we IDed raja puri? Those look like goldfingers. Awesome job! They look great __________________ 150+ Varieties!!. See profile for list. Help me add more! CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES OF MY MUSA COLLECTION! www.bananapups.com Last edited by Tytaylor77 : 10-22-2018 at 12:06 AM.

10-22-2018, 12:12 AM	#28 (permalink)
Tytaylor77 Banana Plants for Trade Location: East Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Ty Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,367 BananaBucks : 47,594 Feedback: 11 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,612 Times Was Thanked 3,726 Times in 1,185 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 424 Times	Re: What is this Looking back on the later pictures that show yellow male flowers rule out raja puri! It looks just like my Musa fhia Goldfinger! A lot of times with the environmental factors that effect colors and 2d pictures it’s hard to tell. It’s just not like being there looking at it in person! But I believe you have a Musa Goldfinger! Raja puri fruits are not that size or shape and do not have yellow flowers. Maybe we will get an expert to confirm Goldfinger so you can be sure your selling them correctly! __________________ 150+ Varieties!!. See profile for list. Help me add more! CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES OF MY MUSA COLLECTION! www.bananapups.com

10-22-2018, 10:34 AM	#29 (permalink)
Spaugh Location: San Diego Zone: 10 Name: Brad Spaugh Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 119 BananaBucks : 36,852 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 309 Times in 92 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: What is this They maybe look larger in the photo than they were. They were pretty small nanans. Thats really unfortunate that you are saying they are not raja puris now. Before you said you were 100% sure and that you guys were the experts. Based on that, I sold many trees at the local nursery labeled "raja puri".

10-22-2018, 12:35 PM	#30 (permalink)
Gabe15 Moderator Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Oahu, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 12 Name: Gabe Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,892 BananaBucks : 13,339,305 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 8,237 Times in 2,200 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: What is this Could be one of the 'Goldfinger' off-types perhaps. __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.

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