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bananimal 05-30-2012 08:07 AM
Raja Puri took 4 years
 
First surviving bunch of Raja Puri after starting the mat 4 years ago. Winter did in the earlier 2 bunches. Will report on taste in a few days.

DoctorSteve 05-30-2012 10:50 AM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Nice, I can't wait for mine.

curriedrice 05-31-2012 01:08 AM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Looks like the results were the worth the wait! Good effort!:nanadrink:

hydroid 05-31-2012 02:40 AM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Mine were the same way, it was 2 years before it even pupped. I was'nt impressed even after it fruited, only about 10 edible naners. I pampered it constantly. I'm wondering if it was a bad strain.
Bo

Bananaman88 05-31-2012 01:00 PM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
I've been a bit frustrated with mine as well. Same as you- been growing it about 4 yrs now and every time it tries to fruit it's late summer-early fall and not enough time for fruit to mature.

bananimal 06-01-2012 07:47 PM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Today I cut off 7 RP naners and ate 4, wife 2, dog 1.

Great taste folks. Not too thin skinned. Just as rich tasting as the previous bunch -- Dwarf Brazilian -- but different.

Another big difference is they will all be yellow by tomorrow. Must be the heat. Time to grab the phone and get some help. Tired of peeling and freezing naner fruit.

hydroid 06-01-2012 07:50 PM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Dan which do you prefer, RP or DN?
Bo

bananimal 06-01-2012 10:34 PM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Bo --- Tough call. All three -- DN, DB and RP fruited this year and they are all good but with slightly different tastes and texture. Right now I'm saying RP cause I got em in front of me. :ha:

What I will say now is the Datil, Goldfinger and SH3640 are in a class by themselves with exceptional taste. When the Chini Champa and Baloy give their first time fruit the ratings all can change.

Nicolas Naranja 06-01-2012 11:11 PM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bananimal (Post 196539)
Today I cut off 7 RP naners and ate 4, wife 2, dog 1.

Great taste folks. Not too thin skinned. Just as rich tasting as the previous bunch -- Dwarf Brazilian -- but different.

Another big difference is they will all be yellow by tomorrow. Must be the heat. Time to grab the phone and get some help. Tired of peeling and freezing naner fruit.
It is the heat, but they also seem to have a short green life in general.

robguz24 08-26-2012 07:54 PM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bananimal (Post 196547)
Bo --- Tough call. All three -- DN, DB and RP fruited this year and they are all good but with slightly different tastes and texture. Right now I'm saying RP cause I got em in front of me. :ha:

What I will say now is the Datil, Goldfinger and SH3640 are in a class by themselves with exceptional taste. When the Chini Champa and Baloy give their first time fruit the ratings all can change.
Just tried Raja Puri myself this week for the first time. They were at a local farmers market. Very good with the texture of dwarf namwah and a taste similar to DB, but still quite different. Can't wait to get fruit off mine, hopefully by this time next year, assuming it's really a Raja Puri. My first one turned out to be a Gros Michel. Thank you for posting your taste report.

shilisha 08-27-2012 03:01 AM
Re: Raja Puri took 4 years
 
WOW!That's great!I wanna try but 4 years is a long time.


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