damaclese

OK guys hot out of the incubator the Hy Brazilian this is a vary rare FHIA hybrid most of what i know is taken from snippets here and there so don't think any of this info is holy OK rumorer has it that this banana exhibits the ability to grow two meristem don't know much more except its sappose to be a super high yielding banana totally resist SG and B diseases and is fairly frost tolerant any one knows any thing post it so will know for sure thanks
Paulo

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Chironex

It sure looks great! Can't wait to see what it looks like a a few months!

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damaclese

ya it looked a bid dehydrated in the newist leaf so i broke out the old evapritive humidifyer and set that up on all the Bananas i dont like uesing it as its a bit loud but i think it and all the new Babys along with the Ae Ae mit realy take off with a bit more humidity im going to get one of thouse high valum fogers like the one Carol uese alow desided that im going to go get one of thouse Green house foging timers and start to set that up all along the east side Banana garden when i move them out side in febeuary i realy want fruit this year and i think its the only way im going to get any

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Bob

Looks like a keeper Paulo. Make sure to post again when it grows some, I hope for you it keeps is great color.

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damaclese

will do Bob out of all the new ones this is the one I'm most anxious to see get big i love the red stems and pedeals they don't show that well in the picture its grown 2 inches in just a cupal of days

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damaclese

this mite be a bit premature but after growing the HY for almost three weeks i can say this about it "out paces all my other Bananas it looks like its on steroids" its about 6" tall now were as the other baby's Banana plants i have like the montycristo are all only 3" tall not really scientific just and observation at this point but as i indicated earlier in this thread this ones been developed by the FHIA program for those of you growing some of there plants you know they are amazingly hardy and fast growing selctions only time will tell i highly recomend this Banana for any one that wants a fast grower with pretty red pedeals i cant Waite until it fruits o and lastly no sign of the rumored double P-stem yet!?

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shopgirl2

Montecristo or Monte Cristo banana. That is the way we spelled it. After the count of Monte Cristo, maybe?

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harveyc

I want one!....or two!

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damaclese

its a bit early out as its only 8" tall but all put you on the list harvey! i looked around but i dont see any for sale have you tryed the FHIA site mabe Agra-starts mite know were you can get some more or Gabe and Chong

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damaclese

just a quick update on the HY its doing grate out of all the bananas it so far the most cold hardy as are temps drooped down in to the 40 at night for over 2 weeks and it just kept its composure not a brown spot on it and are humidity has been as low as 6% a couple of days in a row all the other young bananas look like hell its still pushing out new leafs although at a much slower pace i think this ones going to be the brake through for harsh climates in the cooler weather the red on its pedeals fades a bit more updates to come
Paulo

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damaclese

OK the Hy Brazilian has just been planted out in the east side of the house this week so i took some pictures to show you its really in my opinion a beautiful banana look that the markings and the bigger the leaf gets the more striking it has that kind of camouflage type color not the typical striping you normally see on plants with colored foliaged its about 12" tall
when i planted it the root structure was amazing the pot was full and the roots them self were quite thick and large for such a Small plant just based on that I'm going to say this plants going to be quite drought resistant

here are some pictures

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Chironex

It is a beautiful plant Pauly!

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harveyc

Nice plant, Pauly, I hope it grows well for you this summer. Please keep us updated on this as it progresses. Any idea if those markings continue with older leaves?

Thanks,

Harvey

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damaclese

well that leaf in the picture is 16" long so we will see but im thinking being that its now 6 moths old that it probly will

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damaclese

Photo update on HY brazilian no red left on leafs but mabe when it cools down some will come back dout that but we will see

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