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PDXnanners

09-29-2020 12:01 AM

Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

I found these beauties at Urban Tropical's website. They have red pseudostems, reddish leaves, grow massively tall and fast, and are supposedly cold hardy to Zone 8b.
Google provides not much info on this one, just a lot of references to Dwarf Puerto Ricans.

*Dearly Depotted*

09-29-2020 03:09 AM

Re: Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

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Originally Posted by PDXnanners (Post 335347)

Hi! Yes I have one! Just like you I don’t know much about them either!

wstrickland1

09-29-2020 08:03 AM

Re: Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

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Originally Posted by *Dearly Depotted* (Post 335349)

Hi! Yes I have one! Just like you I don’t know much about them either!

OK so now you can send me a AeAe pup AND a Red Rocket pup. I love this forum, so many generous people here!!

Spaugh

09-29-2020 11:40 AM

Re: Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

I ordered a dwarf red tissue culture and its the tallest and fastest growing tree I have. Looks exactly like this red rocket variety.

Gabe15

09-30-2020 01:33 AM

Re: Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

Appears to be a Plantain, there are a number of cultivars with reddish plants as that one appears to be, but I don't know which exactly.

cincinnana

10-04-2020 05:55 PM

Re: Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

I think the name could be a marketing gimmick.

Red...the pstem.
Red Rocket....quick fast upright growth...like a rocket.

Backyard Banana Joe

10-04-2020 06:01 PM

Re: Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

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Originally Posted by cincinnana (Post 335535)

I think the name could be a marketing gimmick.

Red...the pstem.
Red Rocket....quick fast upright growth...like a rocket.

Me too. Sounds like “Texas Star” and “Kentucky Wonder” from TyTy Nursery.

cincinnana

10-04-2020 06:06 PM

Re: Anyone growing Puerto Rican "Red Rocket"?

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Originally Posted by Backyard Banana Joe (Post 335538)

Me too. Sounds like “Texas Star” and “Kentucky Wonder” from TyTy Nursery.

Or similar....marketed as red stemmed plant..... that grows fast like a rocket.

Not worth much if you cannot fruit and eat the harvest.....but it is pretty awesome.

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