wild guesses(for fun only)

ron_mcb · 08-23-2009, 12:49 PM

i got a pic of a gran nain and a dwarf cavendish someone took a guess at it in a reply to the pic i posted so i figured i would post this.this is for fun only...nothing serious folks.

i will let you guys think about this... i will give the answer friday 28th or sat 29th.

LilRaverBoi · 08-23-2009, 01:40 PM

I'm gonna say the L is DC and R is GN. I've got a 50-50 guess, so there's nothing to lose!

ron_mcb · 08-23-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LilRaverBoi

I'm gonna say the L is DC and R is GN. I've got a 50-50 guess, so there's nothing to lose!

im not gonna say if you are right or wrong but you were the first one brave enough to answer.thanks.

Note: i dont have any mature gran nains or dwarf cavs with stalks pictured in my gallery only corms.
i have two gran nains and two dwarf cavs. i got them from 4 separate growers from 4 separate states. (wanted to make sure i had really had gran nain and dwarf cav). i compared them and found that one had a deeper red pigmentation than the other.

Jack Daw · 08-23-2009, 02:00 PM

My DC has pinkish, brown and red P-stem with black spots and almost red petioles. My GN is however much more pale, it has green, brown, grey, waxy P-stem with slightly pinkish petioles.

ron_mcb · 08-23-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Daw

My DC has pinkish, brown and red P-stem with black spots and almost red petioles. My GN is however much more pale, it has green, brown, grey, waxy P-stem with slightly pinkish petioles.

ok you think the dwarf cav is the one with the dark red stem on the left?? .

Bob · 08-23-2009, 02:43 PM

Since it's for fun can I guess one of them isn't a Dwarf Cavendish? I was given one about 8" and its full of red blotches on the leaves. I'll go with grand nain on the left since I don't have a clue.

ron_mcb · 08-23-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob

Since it's for fun can I guess one of them isn't a Dwarf Cavendish? I was given one about 8" and its full of red blotches on the leaves. I'll go with grand nain on the left since I don't have a clue.

bob you have broken away from the pack... i wont tell you if you are right/wrong or half right/wrong just yet.

note: according to 4 separate growers there is one gran nain and one cavendish..they have both just began to lose their heavy red blotches at this stage(there are a few on some of the leaves)..

sbl · 08-23-2009, 04:23 PM

I would have to go with the pack--DC left, GN Right.

chong · 08-23-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LilRaverBoi

I'm gonna say the L is DC and R is GN. I've got a 50-50 guess, so there's nothing to lose!

I second that.

ron_mcb · 08-29-2009, 10:42 AM

first off i wanna say the answer that im giving is based on what the individual growers have suggested. i thought it would be good to post this thread to illustrate that there is a lot of confusion in the backyard banana business.

dont know about anyone else but,the more cultivars i seem to aquire the more confused i get.

well from what the growers have told me the gran nain is on left (the red stalk banana with black spots). on the right (rust/ green stalk with black spots) is supposed to be the dwarf cavendish.

from what i have read the dwarf cavendish is supposed to have persistant male flowers and bracts that remain and fill the space between to the bunch and the terminal bud as the fruit matures..... that should be a way to tell them apart.

i could have had one of the red stalk banana cultivar (called gran nain) flower by now but i left it outside last year. the main p stem died.. the corm is huge still.. i cut off all the suckers but one or two.

Taylor · 08-29-2009, 11:10 AM

Gran Nain and Dwarf Cavendish look IDENTICAL other than height. I know this from experience, and then mixed the two up and couldn't remember which was which. Thankfully they both died this past winter so I don't have to be confused any longer!

I didn't chime in at the time, but now I figure I will. You can't tell the difference between the two until they are mature plants. Secondly, your plant on the right doesn't even look like either currently because it looks like a few sheaths have been taken off revealing only a whitish/green stem.

Good luck.

LilRaverBoi · 08-29-2009, 12:16 PM

Damn...I lost! I always say that the only luck I have is 'NO luck.' Guess this holds true for 50-50 guesses too!

sunfish · 08-29-2009, 12:39 PM

DWARF CAVENDISH

GRAN NAIN

sunfish · 08-29-2009, 01:35 PM

No flowers yet. The Gran Naim is a tc from summer 08. The lagest D.Cavendish is around 7' could flower any time now.

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08-29-2009, 10:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
ron_mcb PlantamAAn ron_mcb's Photo Gallery Location: Central Georgia Zone: 8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 994 BananaBucks : 88,456 Feedback: 10 / 100% Said "Thanks" 396 Times Was Thanked 495 Times in 241 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 25 Times	Re: wild guesses(for fun only) first off i wanna say the answer that im giving is based on what the individual growers have suggested. i thought it would be good to post this thread to illustrate that there is a lot of confusion in the backyard banana business. dont know about anyone else but,the more cultivars i seem to aquire the more confused i get. well from what the growers have told me the gran nain is on left (the red stalk banana with black spots). on the right (rust/ green stalk with black spots) is supposed to be the dwarf cavendish. from what i have read the dwarf cavendish is supposed to have persistant male flowers and bracts that remain and fill the space between to the bunch and the terminal bud as the fruit matures..... that should be a way to tell them apart. i could have had one of the red stalk banana cultivar (called gran nain) flower by now but i left it outside last year. the main p stem died.. the corm is huge still.. i cut off all the suckers but one or two. __________________ naw mek smaddi ditate fi yuh. naw wan gwan a pawty yuh naggo.

08-29-2009, 11:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Taylor Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,084 BananaBucks : 194,973 Feedback: 15 / 100% Said "Thanks" 355 Times Was Thanked 662 Times in 334 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 283 Times	Re: wild guesses(for fun only) Gran Nain and Dwarf Cavendish look IDENTICAL other than height. I know this from experience, and then mixed the two up and couldn't remember which was which. Thankfully they both died this past winter so I don't have to be confused any longer! I didn't chime in at the time, but now I figure I will. You can't tell the difference between the two until they are mature plants. Secondly, your plant on the right doesn't even look like either currently because it looks like a few sheaths have been taken off revealing only a whitish/green stem. Good luck.

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