Musa Baccarra

Mark Hall · 12-17-2007, 02:19 PM

I have just managed to sprout 1 Musa Baccarra. From soaking to breaking the soil in under a month. Its a very thin little thing. Fingers crossed the other nine will follow.

Gabe15 · 12-17-2007, 02:52 PM

The only place I saw selling this showed a picture of Musa mannii, there is no such species as "Musa baccara", now it could also have been a typographical error of Musa beccarii, and they put up the wrong picture (which is not surprising). This is one of things where you will have to wait until flowering to know for sure (unless you could post a nice picture of the seeds, but I realize they are all planted).

Mark Hall · 12-17-2007, 03:42 PM

Gabe the seed came from sunshineseeds in germany. They also list beccarii.

Suppose it was too good to be true that I germinated a hard to find banana.

Tropicallvr · 03-03-2008, 02:00 PM

I tried to germinate it from Sunshine seeds, but had no luck. Looking back at pictures of the seed, I think I'll order some more and give it a try again. The seeds are REALLY different, and I almost didn't believe that they were musa seeds the first time I saw them. Kinda remind me of M.ingens with the smooth, shiny seed surface, and light brown color, but alot smaller, and more round than M. ingens. I wonder where these M.baccara seeds are supposed to be from.

bigdog · 03-03-2008, 05:38 PM

Yeah, the seeds are different, but that's because they are Callimusa. Callimusa has barrell-shaped (sort of) seeds, as does Ingentimusa (Musa ingens). So it could be M. beccarii, or a variety of it. Let us know how it turns out!

Gabe15 · 03-03-2008, 05:56 PM

M. beccarii (both varieties) seeds warty similar to M. balbisiana, the ones I've had aren't barrel shaped either like some other species (M. gracilis and M. violascens are pretty much cylindrical). It's definitely not M. beccarii, and not M. mannii either. The closest seed I have seen to it was a single seed I got in my packet of M. perrieri, it was unlike all the others and I have no clue what it was.

12-17-2007, 02:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
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12-17-2007, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mark Hall Mark Mark Hall's Photo Gallery Location: Windsor u.k. Find me on the map! Name: Mark Hall Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 415 BananaBucks : 4,820 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 83 Thanked 57 Times in 35 Posts Welcomes: 2	Re: Musa Baccarra Gabe the seed came from sunshineseeds in germany. They also list beccarii. Suppose it was too good to be true that I germinated a hard to find banana. __________________ Time Flies like an Arrow.....Fruit flies like a Banana.

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Tropicallvr Member Tropicallvr's Photo Gallery Location: Circa Puerto Vallarta Zone: 11 Name: Kyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 995 BananaBucks : 14,500 Feedback: 6 / 100% Thanks: 158 Thanked 200 Times in 115 Posts Welcomes: 14	Re: Musa Baccarra I tried to germinate it from Sunshine seeds, but had no luck. Looking back at pictures of the seed, I think I'll order some more and give it a try again. The seeds are REALLY different, and I almost didn't believe that they were musa seeds the first time I saw them. Kinda remind me of M.ingens with the smooth, shiny seed surface, and light brown color, but alot smaller, and more round than M. ingens. I wonder where these M.baccara seeds are supposed to be from.

03-03-2008, 05:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigdog Title-less bigdog's Photo Gallery Location: Knoxville, TN Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,447 BananaBucks : 13,836 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 74 Thanked 355 Times in 145 Posts Welcomes: 81	Re: Musa Baccarra Yeah, the seeds are different, but that's because they are Callimusa. Callimusa has barrell-shaped (sort of) seeds, as does Ingentimusa (Musa ingens). So it could be M. beccarii, or a variety of it. Let us know how it turns out!

03-03-2008, 05:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gabe15 MC Banana Commander Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Honolulu, HI Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,537 BananaBucks : 16,562 Feedback: 4 / 100% Thanks: 1 Thanked 772 Times in 322 Posts Welcomes: 1	Re: Musa Baccarra M. beccarii (both varieties) seeds warty similar to M. balbisiana, the ones I've had aren't barrel shaped either like some other species (M. gracilis and M. violascens are pretty much cylindrical). It's definitely not M. beccarii, and not M. mannii either. The closest seed I have seen to it was a single seed I got in my packet of M. perrieri, it was unlike all the others and I have no clue what it was. __________________ The only hemp Im growing is Manila.

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