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Old 12-24-2013, 02:25 PM   #21 (permalink)
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It should look and taste like an Orinoco, but may or may not be able to survive colder temps.

These posts might help... just substitute 'California Gold' for 'Texas Star' .

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Oh, and on the 'California Gold' subject, I got mine for $40 directly from Jeff Earl himself, however, I have the power to make this plant readily available within the next year or two, but I dont know if its worth putting Jeff "out of business" so to speak.
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Ok, so I havent read pretty much any of this thread, but from what Ive seen, there seems to be some confusion as to what is supposed to be different about 'California Gold' as opposed to regular 'Dwarf Orinoco'. Even though the plants and fruit may be the same, thats not what is meant to be different, the thing that is supposed to be different is its cold hardiness which has no relation to plant morphology. Im not supporting or denying anything, Im just putting it out there that it can indeed have different genetic while appearing the same as another plant. Its in the way it grows, not the way it looks or what kind of fruit it produces.
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California Gold is rather new, its not a landrace like other cultivars really, so its not something you're going to be able to just look up information on. Its fairly certain it is in the Bluggoe group, not Pome, and is very close to Orinoco. There are tons of Musa not available on the MGIS from INIBAP (now Bioversity International), so that is not always a definitive source. Even though you can obtain California Gold, its still somewhat of an enigma and its not certain whether it really is any different from an Orinoco or is a new variant.
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There are many sports and or similar Orinoco type bananas, and any common name can be used, whether it be

Kentucky Wonder, Carolina King, California Gold, Texas Star, Quadrano, Horse, Hog, or Burro banana.

Surely cold tolerances should vary between plants and here we call them Mafafo, I've heard the "Red Mafafo" is the

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TARS 17397 - Musa hybr. - Dwarf Orinoco - Florida, United States

TARS 17133 - Musa hybr. - Mafafo Dominicano - Puerto Rico

TARS 17146 - Musa hybr. - Mafafo de Adjuntas - Puerto Rico

TARS 17126 - Musa hybr. - Mafafo de Puerco - Puerto Rico
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This place sales CA Gold plants ?
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Greg they have changed the wording in their advertisement. Two years ago they advertised a Dwarf Orinoco also known as Texas Star and California Gold. I think they are just trying to sell bananas. I have the original advertisement that I copied and posted here on the org somewhere. I will try and find it for you!
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In August of this year I bought a "Texas Star" banana tree along with some others from the Greenearth Co. in Melbourne Fl. They arrived in great condition and I planted them that same day. They are now about three feet tall and doing well. The companies description follows:
'Texas Star' - Banana Tree - Banana Plants Texas Star Banana tree grows 6-8 ft. tall with tasty, medium size fruit, and produces a sweet flavor. The original trees of the Texas Star banana were obtained from Central Texas. Cold hardy, Zones 8-11, nice looking healthy 14" to 18" plant.
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I have no idea if these are real "Texas star" trees as I am a novice grower and I am here to learn but I am in Titusville, Fl. Zone 9 and can expect temperatures down to as low as 27degree F. at the worst. If it survives then I would say that's pretty good.
Greenearth Co.buys their TC's from Agri-Starts,Agri-Starts does not TC California Gold or Texas Star but they do TC Dwarf Orinoco aha
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Why grow a PIG BANANA

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Greenearth Co.buys their TC's from Agri-Starts,Agri-Starts does not TC California Gold or Texas Star but they do TC Dwarf Orinoco aha
Ah Ha? I can say the Texas Star & 2 Caligolds I ordered from them last year were all a Cavendish of sorts. The Goldfinger actually might be the only thing they got right, but I doubt it.. :^)
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