Braziian VS Apple

momoese · 05-08-2006, 11:26 AM

I ran into an old friend this weekend at the farmers market and noticed he had a Banana for sale. He said it was a Brazilian and that the fruit was the best he has ever had. He also said they grow to about 20 feet in the Venice Beach area which suffers from coastal marine layer especially in the summer months. Now I'm pretty sure he meant the total height to the tip top of the leaves. After looking at pitangadiego's web site I noticed he doesn't say anything about a Brazilian that size. There are the dwarfs and the tall type that can block a third story window. I'm just wondering if my friend really has a Brazilian or something else and has anyone tasted the difference between Apples and Brazilians?

pitangadiego · 05-08-2006, 10:29 PM

Momoese,

Both my Brazilian and Apple (Manzano) are quite tall, but the trunk is not 20' on either - maybe 20' to the tip of the leaf. The Brazilian is a good banana. The Apple so far has been disappointing - it doesn't have much size. The Apple was also one of the few that seemed to have leaf problems (tangling) when "over" fertilized - seeming to grow too fast.

My Fhia17s are getting ripe, and they are quite good, with a thicker peel, like a store banana, an thus easy to peel. 20 hands in the bunch. It will be a keeper.

sean · 05-11-2006, 10:02 PM

I have a dwarf brazilian that fruited at 7 1/2 feet...that was the top of the PS. Am still waiting for the fruit to ripen, but I tried it at Going Bananas and absolutely loved the taste. It was one of my first bananas I planted last year.

JoeReal · 05-11-2006, 10:54 PM

My Dwarf Brazilian are going to be late due to the prolonged winter. Whatever blooms there might be this year would go to waste.

Remarkably, in Hawaii, they call Brazilian banana as Apple banana.

pitangadiego · 05-12-2006, 10:08 PM

My Dwf Brazilian fruited at about 7' of Pstem. About 1/2 the height of a full sized Brazilian.

05-08-2006, 11:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
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05-08-2006, 10:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
pitangadiego Senior Member Location: San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,489 BananaBucks : 158,437 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 2,732 Times in 930 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Braziian VS Apple Momoese, Both my Brazilian and Apple (Manzano) are quite tall, but the trunk is not 20' on either - maybe 20' to the tip of the leaf. The Brazilian is a good banana. The Apple so far has been disappointing - it doesn't have much size. The Apple was also one of the few that seemed to have leaf problems (tangling) when "over" fertilized - seeming to grow too fast. My Fhia17s are getting ripe, and they are quite good, with a thicker peel, like a store banana, an thus easy to peel. 20 hands in the bunch. It will be a keeper. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com We Be Bananas http://webebananas.com

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sean Senior Member sean's Photo Gallery Location: Miami, Fla Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 213 BananaBucks : 309,718 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 59 Times in 33 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Braziian VS Apple I have a dwarf brazilian that fruited at 7 1/2 feet...that was the top of the PS. Am still waiting for the fruit to ripen, but I tried it at Going Bananas and absolutely loved the taste. It was one of my first bananas I planted last year.

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JoeReal Senior Member JoeReal's Photo Gallery Location: Davis, California USDA zone 9 Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,034 BananaBucks : 496,970 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 108 Times Was Thanked 474 Times in 228 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: Braziian VS Apple My Dwarf Brazilian are going to be late due to the prolonged winter. Whatever blooms there might be this year would go to waste. Remarkably, in Hawaii, they call Brazilian banana as Apple banana.

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pitangadiego Senior Member Location: San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,489 BananaBucks : 158,437 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 2,732 Times in 930 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Braziian VS Apple My Dwf Brazilian fruited at about 7' of Pstem. About 1/2 the height of a full sized Brazilian. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com We Be Bananas http://webebananas.com

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