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01-14-2008, 11:50 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Our Musa 'Kandrian' is now fruiting. This is a big plant, like 'Saba', and about 20ft. tall. In the 3rd photo I placed a US dollar bill at the base of the main stem for size comparision.
Is the correct name 'Kandrian' or 'Kandarian' ? I see it both ways.
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Wow, quite a plant, no problems with the cold so far I assume?
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Very nice, congrats!
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01-14-2008, 01:39 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
thats a big tree.congrats on the fruit!!
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
that is a biggun.
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
How long did it take to fruit from pup to fruiting may I ask? Someone said that 8 months. Now I am beginning to doubt it if it takes 20 some odd feet to fruit.
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01-14-2008, 05:15 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Be nice when i can do that! Thankyou for the picture! All pics' are welcome with me being in Z6!
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
It was planted in April 2002, this is the first stalk to flower. The original stalk was snapped during Hurricane Charley in Aug. 2004.
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
No cold damge so far.
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
That's a very large P-Stem. Congrats on the bunch!
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Are they ripe yet?
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Wild-looking plant!! Love the textured leaves!! Congratulations
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
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In the literature I have read at Biodiversity International and also at Tamil Nadu Agriculturual University I most often see Kandrian.
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Wow, that's a nice one.
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Re: Musa 'Kandrian' now fruiting
Never realized that they grew so large! Great job! I will someday have room for something like that, I just hope that it's sooner than later. Can you picture a mat of Kandrian, Saba and Ingens towering over your backyard? Yikes!!!!
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