Raja Puri

BackyardBananaCA · 10-18-2006, 12:36 PM

Hello fellow banana growers,

I just wanted to share a picture of my Raja Puri blooms. I got 3 blooms this season from the same mat. The first one choked in June, but soon after another bloomed in July, then another in September, and unfortunately if the weather keeps up, another may bloom any day now. I am not sure the September bloom will not have enough time, nor the optimal conditions to develop with our Northern CA (9B) winter coming soon. Does anyone know how to speedup the banana development on one psedostem, without pushing growth on tall adjacent pups??

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JoeReal · 10-18-2006, 12:47 PM

Well you can leave only one hand and cut off the rest. this should speed up the fruit filling of the remaining hand.

BackyardBananaCA · 10-18-2006, 01:52 PM

JoeReal,

Thanks for the advice. One of the challenges I have come to find is trying to time the blooms here in N. CA..

I noticed pictures in your gallery of the Williams variety blooming in your Davis yard. Has this variety proven repeated cold-hardiness for you? How do the bananas taste?

I'm always looking for a new type to grow here in San Ramon. So far I've gotten Raja, Ice Cream, and D. Namwah to bloom. The following have proven cold-hardy enough to make it through my winters without protection, and I'm still waiting for them to get tall enough to bloom: Cardaba, Belle, Orinoco, Mysore, Nino, CA Gold, Goldfinger, Praying Hands, and Misi Luki. Also experimenting with Dwarf Brazilian, FHIA -18 and -03 this season. All three will have about 4-6’ of trunk going into winter. I've gotten one or two pups from Mike in Antioch. He had mentioned you as an avid banana grower here in the area. Once again, thanks for the reply, and if you’re ever down in the East Bay, you’re more than welcome to stop by. - James

pitangadiego · 10-19-2006, 12:45 AM

There are some fellows in the Modesto area CRFG chapter that have some pretty good experience with this sort of situation.

Some them read http://www.cloudforest.com/cafe/index.html

Exotic Life · 10-19-2006, 02:21 PM

Wow,

I like the second pic

I have rajapuri to, maybe i going to plant him next spring, and dig him up at the end of the growing season

Robbin

MediaHound · 02-17-2007, 09:30 PM

Here's a link for all you Rajapuri growers!
Please add info about the Rajapuri to this wiki page!
http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_'Rajapuri'

10-18-2006, 12:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
BackyardBananaCA Junior Member BackyardBananaCA's Photo Gallery Location: San Ramon, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 43 BananaBucks : 1,245 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Welcomes: 0	Raja Puri Hello fellow banana growers, I just wanted to share a picture of my Raja Puri blooms. I got 3 blooms this season from the same mat. The first one choked in June, but soon after another bloomed in July, then another in September, and unfortunately if the weather keeps up, another may bloom any day now. I am not sure the September bloom will not have enough time, nor the optimal conditions to develop with our Northern CA (9B) winter coming soon. Does anyone know how to speedup the banana development on one psedostem, without pushing growth on tall adjacent pups?? [IMG][/IMG]

10-18-2006, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
JoeReal Senior Member JoeReal's Photo Gallery Location: Davis, California USDA zone 9 Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 905 BananaBucks : 16,869 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 19 Thanked 124 Times in 85 Posts Welcomes: 2	Re: Raja Puri Well you can leave only one hand and cut off the rest. this should speed up the fruit filling of the remaining hand.

10-18-2006, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
BackyardBananaCA Junior Member BackyardBananaCA's Photo Gallery Location: San Ramon, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 43 BananaBucks : 1,245 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Raja Puri JoeReal, Thanks for the advice. One of the challenges I have come to find is trying to time the blooms here in N. CA.. I noticed pictures in your gallery of the Williams variety blooming in your Davis yard. Has this variety proven repeated cold-hardiness for you? How do the bananas taste? I'm always looking for a new type to grow here in San Ramon. So far I've gotten Raja, Ice Cream, and D. Namwah to bloom. The following have proven cold-hardy enough to make it through my winters without protection, and I'm still waiting for them to get tall enough to bloom: Cardaba, Belle, Orinoco, Mysore, Nino, CA Gold, Goldfinger, Praying Hands, and Misi Luki. Also experimenting with Dwarf Brazilian, FHIA -18 and -03 this season. All three will have about 4-6’ of trunk going into winter. I've gotten one or two pups from Mike in Antioch. He had mentioned you as an avid banana grower here in the area. Once again, thanks for the reply, and if you’re ever down in the East Bay, you’re more than welcome to stop by. - James

10-19-2006, 12:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
pitangadiego Senior Member Location: San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 488 BananaBucks : 4,431 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 0 Thanked 177 Times in 70 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Raja Puri There are some fellows in the Modesto area CRFG chapter that have some pretty good experience with this sort of situation. Some them read http://www.cloudforest.com/cafe/index.html __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com We Be Bananas http://webebananas.com

10-19-2006, 02:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Exotic Life Junior Member Location: Steenbergen, Netherlands Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 38 BananaBucks : 642 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Raja Puri Wow, I like the second pic I have rajapuri to, maybe i going to plant him next spring, and dig him up at the end of the growing season Robbin __________________ Steenbergen , The Netherlands Europe Lowest minium winter 2006/2007: -2,8C/28.4F Lowest minium winter 2005/2006: -6,1C / 21F Lowest minium winter 2004/2005: -6C / 21F

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MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,062 BananaBucks : 57,509 Feedback: 58 / 100% Thanks: 975 Thanked 1,141 Times in 402 Posts Welcomes: 266	Re: Raja Puri Here's a link for all you Rajapuri growers! Please add info about the Rajapuri to this wiki page! http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_'Rajapuri'

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