"Burmese Blue"- has the species been determinied yet?
Has it been determined what "Burmese Blue" is yet? a variety of Musa itinerans?
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Yes, its definitely a variety of M. itinerans, but it may not be a published form (according to what I have heard). It seems to be rather similar to var. guangdongensis, but may prove to be distinct.
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Re: "Burmese Blue"- has the species been determinied yet?
It is definitely a Musa itinerans variety, but as Gabe said, has not been described yet. It is a huge banana, around 35 feet of pseudostem, close to the size of var. xishuangbannensis, so it isn't very similar to var. guangdongensis. Whatever has been on the market as 'Burmese Blue' in all likelihood is not it.
I spoke with Dr. Hugo Volkaert at Kasetsart U. while in Thailand, and asked him about 'Burmese Blue'. He offered to take me to see plants! Ugh...too bad I couldn't take him up on that, as I was with a UT-sponsored program with not much free time. Anyway, he said that he could show me 20 different varieties of Musa itinerans in Thailand alone. Next time I travel there, I will take him up on that!! |
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Both of the clumps we have came from Going Bananas. They have never really thrived here. We have had several flower but only one set fruit but it never full set. Ours only got to about 10ft.
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That definitely is a Musa itinerans variety, but not 'Burmese Blue' as far as I can tell, and I'm just going on what I've read and heard from experts in the field. 'Burmese Blue' should get about 30-35 feet of pseudostem.
I have a couple of pics of the real deal, fruit pics that is. Wish I could post them, but they are not mine to post. The fruit is incredibly purple! Not a dull purple either, almost a shiny purple color. Very vivid and beautiful. I have a Musa itinerans variety, collected from Thailand, that gets to over 30 feet of pseudostem, but not sure if it's 'Burmese Blue' or not. I'll probably never know if I grow it in Knoxville, LOL. |
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