Forum: Species Bananas
08-31-2014, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 26
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Re: Musa zaifui sp. nov.
Hi Frank, I agree… I’m also thinking that the plant I have it may not be zaifui… twice I’ve had my zaifui at just above flowering size and yet no flower.
I don’t think my plant is in the itinerans...
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Forum: Species Bananas
08-06-2014, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: My Ensete Glaucum
That’s some impressive growth for less than a year… here in the UK I have over wintered Ensete glaucum down to 0c in the loft, last winter I tried over wintering it in garage… went down to -1.5C and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-04-2014, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Musa Velutina seed mystery
Hi,
And congratulations on your success with germinating Velutina… can you tell me how long it takes the fruit to develop!
Thanks,
Tony
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-17-2013, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,758
Re: musa aurantiaca ???
Musa “Orange”
I’m not sure about the true identity of this nana it could be a hybrid aurantiaca/mannii or an unidentified species.
The flowers are hermaphrodite are there any more thoughts on this...
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Forum: Ornamental Bananas
08-16-2013, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 8
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Musa velutina has flowered
Nothing too unusual in that, plenty of people have flowered velutina… but look at the size of the plant, the p-stem is...
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Forum: European Section
04-10-2013, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 191
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Re: Bananas in our gardens
Ante, I wish I could over winter my nanas in the garden like that… it would be so cool!!
We in the UK have just had the coldest spring (March/April) in 50 years with cold winds coming from the...
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Forum: European Section
07-17-2012, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 191
Views: 48,739
Re: Bananas in our gardens
Hi Guys, I only have a small city garden so I don’t have many varieties of bananas in there… most of my collection I have on my allotment in a polytunnel.
Here are some pics of my...
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Forum: Species Bananas
06-26-2012, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,754
Re: Musa Sikkimensis Gigantea
Well, I’ve planted it out guys… my average winter low is around -6c to -8c so it will be interesting to see if it survives the winter!
I have planted the P-stem a little deeper to give the corm some...
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Forum: Species Bananas
06-11-2012, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,754
Re: Musa Sikkimensis Gigantea
Hi James,
I have a couple of questions… where any of your gigantea normal green or are they all that dark variegated form, also has your gigantea produced any pups yet? The one I have seems reluctant...
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Forum: Species Bananas
05-19-2012, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,363
Re: Musa zaifui sp. nov.
Despite the miserable weather we have had in April and May in the UK, the zaifui that survived -6.2c is looking good.
One night in April temps went down to -2c in the poly and all nanas with leaves...
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Forum: Species Bananas
03-17-2012, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,363
Re: Musa zaifui sp. nov.
I’ve been testing the cold tolerance of this little known Nana and here are the results, I left one overwintering in the loft and it survived with the p-stem in tacked and it is now growing again,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-09-2012, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,984
Re: Trip to India 2011; Sikkim & Orissa
India is a beautiful country for sure… and you have captured that exquisitely in your pictures!!
Now down to the nitty gritty :ha: what seeds have you brought back? and did you see M. sikkimensis at...
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Forum: Species Bananas
02-06-2012, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,363
Re: Musa zaifui sp. nov.
I’m experimenting with zaifui’s cold tolerance at the mo..
I have one of my zaifui in the loft/roof, the leaves have browned off but the stem remains firm, the lowest temp in the loft so far has...
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Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
12-02-2011, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 19
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Re: Shortest Edible Cultivars
Supplementary light is good to have because it will enable the dwarf cav. To attain flowering height quicker as long as the temps are kept between 67 - 80f.
Supplementary light isn’t essential...
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-12-2011, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,363
Re: Musa zaifui sp. nov.
Hi Raules,
Because zaifui is such a rare plant with only a handful found in the wild, I feel obligated to try and help save it in cultivation!
I have given 6 of the pups away to UK members, and I...
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-11-2011, 04:07 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,363
Musa zaifui sp. nov.
Musa zaifui sp. nov.
Here is an update on the progress of the zaifui that i bought in August last year.
a pic. of one of them in August last...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
12-06-2010, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 33
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Re: Im losing the battle against spider mites
I always use to dread thought of over wintering bananas and colocasia’s in the house because of those little buggers.
I’ve tried various methods over the years to combat them but non have been...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-20-2010, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: variegated basjoo
Hi Ivan,
Like Alan (muse monkey) has said it does depend on what type of variegation your plant has?
I’ve had a few variegated Basjoos, the first (the mother plant) was very beautifully variegated...
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-19-2010, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,662
Re: Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannensis
Thanks Markku,
I’m trying to establish whether it would be a hardy candidate for growing here in the UK but it doesn’t sound like it would, coming from 1600m, that isn’t high enough elevation for it...
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-19-2010, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,662
Re: Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannensis
Hi Markku,
Looking at your pictures of M. itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis it looks like they are under the canopy of a broadleaf evergreen forest, so I would guess they don’t experience much in the...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-19-2010, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Basjoo project
Hi Ivan,
I have a Sakhalin basjoo that has never been TC it was collected on the island by Alan (musa monkey) in 2007.
I can send you a pup from that plant if you would like one!
It would be useful...
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-18-2010, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,662
Re: Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannensis
Hi Buffy,
I have never used this German company!
They have for sale Musa sp.nov giant flower seeds and that is said to be
Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis
Pflanzenversand Hans- Günter Röpke...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-11-2010, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,706
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-03-2010, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,483
Re: japanese basjoo
Hi Eric its difficult to tell what clone you have because when a clone is Tc'd time and time again, it can produce variations in them.
Here is a picture of the male flowers on a...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-02-2010, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,483
Re: japanese basjoo
Hi Ivan,
I have seen pictures of underdeveloped seeds on Basjoo on a few occasions before,
In Europe and the US.
It could be that on rare occasions basjoo can produce seeds without pollination! It’s...
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