Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
01-02-2012, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,346
Re: Tampa Freeze
Hi, on 28th June last year I also had 28F (-2C) in Lucianópolis in the state São Paulo. Also my mango trees, pineapples, cashnewnuts (cajú), jackfruit trees and bananas were frozen! Musa basjoo,...
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Forum: Banana Identification
12-01-2011, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,224
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Forum: Banana Identification
11-30-2011, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,518
Re: delicious fruits
Reds
The purplish-red peel changes to orange-yellow and the flesh is firm, cream-colored and of good quality.
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Forum: Banana Identification
11-30-2011, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,518
Re: delicious fruits
The red one might be a Red of some sort (i.e. Jamaican Red). The yellow one could be Lakatan, as that one is highly popular in the Philippines. I'm no expert at identification, and that's just a...
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Forum: Banana Identification
11-29-2011, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,224
Re: Wild species to id
It looks to be a form of M. textilis to me, there are many as it is a widely cultivated plant.
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
10-12-2011, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,951
AnnaJW passed away
Hi all,
I found out this evening that Anna passed away in June. I do not know the cause, but she was recently divorced and was living alone at the time.
She hadn't been active on the org in a...
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-12-2011, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 14,696
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: 14,696
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: Species Bananas
10-07-2011, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,188
Musella lasiocarpa var. rubribracteata
Apparently a new var of Musella has been described,.....not the illusive Musella splendida, but M. lasiocarpa var. rubribracteata!
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Forum: Contests!
10-05-2011, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 13,930
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-22-2011, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,002
Re: Help to identify
Thanks, Ivan, your suggestion is the second one for that kind of banana. I'll try this weekend to make some more quality pics with higher resolution (these in the gallery now are 2 MP only). I read ...
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Forum: European Section
08-13-2011, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 191
Views: 47,317
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Forum: Banana Books, Book Reviews, & Other Reading Material
12-22-2010, 05:06 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,405
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Forum: Banana Books, Book Reviews, & Other Reading Material
12-22-2010, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,405
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Forum: Tiki Hut
12-18-2010, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 20,600
Re: Share a video
YouTube - **December 2010 pictures** (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07_6bHZT4es)
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Forum: European Section
12-18-2010, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 1,738
Views: 130,257
Re: Weather forecast
This is how it looked here this morning
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39397&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39397&ppuser=4565)
Good thin is that most of...
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Forum: European Section
12-18-2010, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 1,738
Views: 130,257
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Forum: Tiki Hut
12-09-2010, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,164
Re: No use to translate
Where is the banana?
Nonsense!
Glad to see that natural selection always works!
Humanity does not need these genes there to continue his adventure.
Quand on est con on est con !
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Forum: Tiki Hut
12-08-2010, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,164
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Forum: Banana Identification
11-26-2010, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,196
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Forum: European Section
11-25-2010, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 1,738
Views: 130,257
Re: Weather forecast
Funny thing is that its SNOWING here:ha:
I ll post few pics whan I get back home...
Nothing special but its still SNOW!
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-20-2010, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,939
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: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-20-2010, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,939
Re: variegated basjoo
Mine doesnt seem to be any different in hardiness terms compared to a normal basjoo. That said i have only had it one season. I have been growing many basjoo for several years trying to get a...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-19-2010, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,630
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: Tiki Hut
11-17-2010, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 3,327
Views: 312,272
Re: Share an image!
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/ridiculous11.jpg
:eek:
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