Considering Buying a Texas Star
 

I am considering buying a Texas Star Banana due to the fables of super banana strength and cold hardiness which they supposedly posess. I was wondering if anyone else has one and if they can either confirm or deny the "Super Musa" claims that others have made. Also, if you have any photos of a nice stand of Texas stars that would also help me in making my decision on whether to seek out this legend.

All comments and opinions are greatly appreciated :)

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No such thing. If there was such a cold hardy super banana I think they'd be pretty common,know anyone that has one ?

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Hello every ones,

I am also much interested in "Texas Star" if it were so nice that have been
advertized sofar.
There are similar cases around Hjaray, Pahari Kela,Dhusre, Virupaksi and
many other bananas that are said to be "very cold hardy".
However, until now I have never met any reports about their fruitings and
even flowrings.
This is to mean that there are no such "dreamy bananas" on earth.

So I now doubt about Texas Star for its cold hardiness.

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Asacomm, my understanding is that Dhusre is another name for Monthan. Several people here have fruited that one. It is not particularly cold hardy. Less so than all the Pisang Awak (Namwah) varieties I have tried.

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Hello Mark,

Thanks for your information about Dhusre.
In fact, I didn't know that Dhusre is the same as Monthan that I knew about.

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I think I would stay away from anything claimed by Ty Ty nurseries. From what I gather they are a bit untrustworthy. They seem to find a lot of old stuff in abandoned old places that are mysterious and super cold hardy. Their site scares me, and I think Texas star and the other things they sell are probably just existing varieties with made up names. If it really was that cold hardy, I think it would be much more popular. I have Orinoco ( Not sure if dwarf or tall yet) and it seems to do pretty good dormant in my little greenhouse with a space heater in the winter. Its gotten down in the mid thirties in there quite a few times, and it still looks good, I am guessing its pretty hardy and would handle a stay in a garage overwinter fully leafed out, I am tempted to even wrap the stem next year in ground, and see how it does. Its supposed to be hardy to zone 7b ( Root hardy I'm sure, not stem). I have 4 pups from it growing in my bedroom just in case.

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I've heard from other members in the past that Texas Star is just a D.Orinoco and Ty Ty is not a good place to buy. But, no personal experience either way.

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No such thing as Texas Star period...

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Tony,

It is beginning to look like you are right. I was hoping that someone who has at least tried to buy or grow one of these fantom bananas could give an opinion. But it looks like there is no such person. Maybe its because the banana doesn't exist like you say.

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I saw stuff about Texas star at first too, then I started finding all kinds of bad info about the company that is trying to sell it. I almost actually bought something from them, but when I saw their website, I was like this is some weird crap. Just creepy lol

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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

most cold tolerant of them all.





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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Ha ha. Yeah, their homo-erotic YouTube ad campaign is creepy as hell! That is partly why I ignored them for so long. There are some other places that claim to have Texas Star bananas as well though. How about them?

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They suck especially for Banana's, and Willis Orchard as well, but all the way around.. I wouldn't buy anything from them.

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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.
TS5 29.95 10.95.

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.

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You should be able to grow alot more varieties down there.. Maybe you got lucky & received a D. Orinoco, but if your like me its a Cavendish of sorts.. Have any pics? :^)

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No such thing as real TS.

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Found growing in my backyard. Musa San Diego Sun

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That's Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got any pups?

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No pups on this one but there's lots of these similar looking plants in my neighborhood.

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Got any photos?