Jose263

Finally got a GF bloom - Thanks Hydroid

Goldfinger -


goldfinger fingers

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robguz24

Another huge Namwah bunch coming. 13 hands so far, already 2 more than my first bunch which was the biggest I've had of any type.


My 2nd mysore bunch, also bigger than the first, with 11 hands.

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brod

More Williams coming. 2 bunches on same matt. 10 hands per bunch.

bananimal

Funny you should mention dwarf PR plantains ................................

For a limited time and a limited time only I have a few Dwarf PR super plantains doing well in pots. Intrested?

You can call them Aye -Oh's. Since Yippie and Kai Aye are taken already.

redswe

Everything I have has fruit except the Blue java
D Nam wah

D Blue Java ?? same mat as The DNam Wah

Manzano It looks like it is making hands again near the flower..

Raja Puri

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venturabananas

Nice bunches. Now that I can see the characteristics of the rachis, I would say these are not Williams, which normally has a "clean" rachis. These have a messy rachis with retained floral relicts and bracts (below the bunch). That is more characteristic of Dwarf Cavendish and Grand Naine, so depending on the height, it's probably one of those varieties.

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servatusprime

My Kandarian is blooming!!
I hope this is what I was told that it is. (TC from GB) I'm surprised its blooming at +\-12', but so far my blooms have been short for the supposed variety. But this is my first round from TC, so perhaps it makes some sense.

GreenFin

Here's a Williams Hybrid that I got as a tc from Wellspring on 5/12/12. P-stem is around 5.5'. It was about 4' early this spring when I dug it up from another spot, moved it into this greenhouse, and cut it back to 1.5' of pstem.

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cheson74

4 Dwarf Brazilians are fruiting. They'll probably take 6 months to harvest because "winter" is around the corner in Hawaii. Wet season is starting soon.

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servatusprime

Update on Kandarian! I hope I make it to harvest. This is my biggest bloom yet this year! (I think) Very excited to see what happens.

bananimal

You should talk to Nick. He grew and fruited this monster.

Abnshrek

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venturabananas

What kind of Pisang Awak is this one Keith?

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sunfish

Sorry but I have to say something. Is that support really necessary for that bunch ?

Abnshrek

When this one broke off last year from wind I wasn't taking any chances.. :^)

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robguz24

This is the 2nd generation fruit on my 1000 fingers. There is already more than twice as much fruit as the first generation. Gave this one much more sulfate of potash after the first measly bunch.

That's a gold dust day gecko on the 2nd picture. There must be literally thousands of them in my yard. They love banana flowers.

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Kostas

My Musa 'Orinoco'(locally collected variety but seems to actually be a 'Namwah'. What do you think?) flowered somewhen in August. Here is the bunch now!

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GreenFin

Here's a DC blooming at just 3.5' of pstem. It doesn't have many leaves because they kept getting fried from too much light/heat and not enough water (I only recently added the watering reservoir seen in the pic).

Here's an updated pic of the Williams Hybrid bunch:

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venturabananas

Hard to tell from this photo and the others you posted. A closer photo of the bunch would help. Doesn't look like Namwah to me, from what I can see. Looks like the bunch is not hanging vertically, which the bunches on all "Namwah" (Pisang Awak) varieties I've come across do. Also doesn't look like Orinoco to me.

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Kostas

Thank you very much Mark! This bunch grew laying on top of the building's roof and its rachis is still growing and laying on the roof,so that probably distorts its handing angle/position. I didn't free it as the metal sheeting of the roof of this storage building is thin at the edge and would have most probably damaged the bunch and peduncle big time! The bunch sits about3,5-4m up and the area is dark so a better photo is difficult but I will try!

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