Upham giant Basjoo - Page 2

Whatever · 06-09-2008, 01:11 PM

Ok a little more info. There where plans to propagate it but between Dr. Francko moving to another university and another professor retiring plus basjoo's becoming so commonly available cheap and no school funding they just couldn't carry on with it.

I am still trying to get one though.

51st state · 06-09-2008, 03:01 PM

yet another case where a .org based TC propagation unit would get a variety out into wider circulation.
Is that big one in the original pic still there? any pups on it?
Now where's my digging spade, and my plane ticket to Ohio.

Whatever · 06-09-2008, 04:44 PM

Well sorry to have gotten anyone hopes up on a potentially larger and hardier basjoo but It doesn't look like I will be able to get one right now. They aren't doing anything with it and I don't think they ever plan to.

All well, It was probably just a somewhat old basjoo anyway (since 2000).

mm4birds · 06-13-2008, 12:18 AM

any chance of cross breeding the cold tolerant basjoo with an edible banana to make it possible to grow fruit in colder regions of the country with our shorter outdoor growing season?

natedogg1026 · 06-13-2008, 10:07 AM

That's what I'm saying.

austinl01 · 09-23-2008, 09:20 PM

Well, it looks like we won't be able to try the Upham Giant Basjoo. Here's what Dr. Francko said about it today...

"As for the basjoo, I don’t have as good news. Despite my best efforts for a full year after leaving Miami University in August 2006, Miami has completely dropped the ball on getting that banana produced and out the door. They hold the trademark and there is little I can do."

saltydad · 09-24-2008, 12:00 AM

I had a similar reply from Dr. Francko:

"Howard, thanks for the email, and I wish I had good news for you. Unfortunately, my former employer, Miami University, has completely dropped the ball on the development of intellectual property I worked on while there, including the palm protectors and the release of ‘Upham Giant’ I spent a great deal of time during the first year and a half after we moved to Alabama trying as hard as I could to keep things going, but to no avail. A real shame – they hold the patent to the palm protectors and the trademark on ‘Upham Giant’, but cannot get around to doing anything with them. I guess that kind of attitude is why I left."

Whatever · 09-24-2008, 02:25 AM

There still is a little bit of hope that I can get an upham. I know someone who goes to miami uni and I think they may be able to get me one. Not until spring though.

saltydad · 09-24-2008, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whatever

There still is a little bit of hope that I can get an upham. I know someone who goes to miami uni and I think they may be able to get me one. Not until spring though.

That would be great! Hopefully the location can be ascertained on campus from the picture in the Southeastern Palm issue. It'd be like a hardy Saba but w/o good fruit!

austinl01 · 09-24-2008, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whatever

There still is a little bit of hope that I can get an upham. I know someone who goes to miami uni and I think they may be able to get me one. Not until spring though.

Awesome! Maybe we can liberate the plant from the university and celebrate it in our gardens! This sounds like the right thing to do given the circumstances at Miami University.

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Whatever revetahw Whatever's Photo Gallery Location: SW Ohio Find me on the map! Zone: 6a Name: Dalton Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 198 BananaBucks : 2,632 Feedback: 4 / 100% Thanks: 36 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts Welcomes: 191	Re: Upham giant Basjoo There still is a little bit of hope that I can get an upham. I know someone who goes to miami uni and I think they may be able to get me one. Not until spring though. __________________ With my feet upon the ground I lose myself between the sounds and open wide to suck it in. I feel it move across my skin. I'm reaching up and reaching out. I'm reaching for the random or what ever will bewilder me. And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been. We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been. Spiral out. Keep going...

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