african rhino horn
 

l am excited about my two new banana plants, african rhino horn and praying hands. by next year l should have some fruit, or maybe the next year. l also have icecream bananas and an unknown species which was given to me by a nice man. one of my newest ones is kru, bananas just take too long to give fruit.

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Congrats, welcome to the ARH club.. not many are growing this kind. It's got a really cool bloom also, I fruited one a few years ago. Pics in my gallery.

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I have perhaps been growing this type all along but didn't know it due to the fact that it has a different name here in the Philippines: Tindok. So I haven't been inducted into the ARH club for this reason I think. They are indeed very interesting to grow. Even here where there's a banana plant in everyone's yard, not many people are familiar with it.

" ...bananas just take too long to give fruit." I planted grapes here long before I started in bananas, but have only gotten a couple of handfuls of fruit. Each week I get a truckload of bananas! Durian, mango and rambutan all take longer than bananas.

Apples, cherries, peaches, etc. all take several years to really bear fruit. I know it takes longer in your climate for bananas to fruit, but most fruiting "trees" need patience. I'm pretty happy about mine.

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Fruited once. Very cold sensitive.

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I had several nights this last winter with sustained (4+ hours) temperatures of 35 F. My young ARH did not show any signs of stress in comparison to the other bananas in the plat. For this reason I bought a full flat from AgriStarts this summer.

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what are the names of the other horn types that have only produced the female bloom? I'm looking for other types I aready have a African Rhino.

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I got a ARH about 4 years ago got plenty of pups but no fruit. I gave a pup to a friend he lives about 15 miles south of me I just can't belive it he got it to produce! I was schocked.I got a pic of it in my gallery.

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A few more of them are listed in the Wiki. Also somewhere on this site is a thread where Gabe discusses horn types.

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Wow, that is one freaky banana. Is it available in Australia?