Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-13-2007, 04:40 PM
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Re: Praying Hands photos
And I think it's better to put one for female & one for male flowers.
In my case i must wait for some days to get a shot of Praying Hands male flowers.. (now i am on 5th hand!)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-12-2007, 02:55 AM
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Re: Praying Hands photos (update)
More photos of my Praying Hands banana.
The bud first appeared same day with my Manzano bud, but Praying Hands seems to be slower than Manzano. Its first bract opened a week later than Manzano...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-11-2007, 02:32 AM
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Re: Manzano photos
Tnanks.Can you post some pictures of the flowers to compare?
Of the bananas that fruiting now, Manzano has the smaller fingers, they are now ~2.5" long, how long are yours?
I hope they'll get...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-08-2007, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 17
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Re: FHIA SH-3008 Photos
This is a variety developed from FHIA who also made FHIA-01,-02 etc, so it has to be edible.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-07-2007, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 7
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Manzano photos
Here is a sequence of photos of my Manzao with flag leaf, flower bud and first fruits in a 9 days period!
July 29, 2007
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4410&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-07-2007, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 9
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Praying Hands photos
Here is a sequence of photos of my (first)Praying Hands with flag leaf and flower bud in a 9 days period.
flag leaf July 29, 2007
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4409&size=1...
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-07-2007, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Mislabeled Ice Cream? (upd photos)
Some more photos to examine
female flowers
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4610&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4610)
male...
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Forum: Banana Identification
08-07-2007, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-07-2007, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,686
Re: FHIA SH-3008 Photos
An update photo of this beautiful plant, that now has a pup!
August 3, 2007
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4604&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-03-2007, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 3
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Re: Should I be worried?
Don't worry Francesco about pups. I'm telling you that in the beginning you are going to have more pups than fruit!!
Just take a pup (when you have more than 2) and put it in a pot - for backup...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-30-2007, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Namwah pics
Nice. Is it a tall or dwarf type ? I have a dwarf Namwah and want to see if it's near flowering.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-30-2007, 03:21 AM
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-29-2007, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 3
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Praying Hands & Manzano flag leaf
Today i discovered that my Praying Hands is having a flag leaf.
After 20 minutes i discovered that my Manzano had too!!
Two in the same day - i'm excited!
Manzano is in the ground 15 months
Praying...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-29-2007, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Mislabeled Ice Cream?
An update with the fruits.
I try to take a close up of fresh male flowers..
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4408&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4408)
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-29-2007, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,300
Re: Unknown Cavendish ?
An update with the bunch and male flowers
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4406&size=1...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-25-2007, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 5
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114F (45.6C) today!
Today must be our hottest day of the summer.
I had a max of 114F (45.6C) at 14:40 at midday!
Min was 73F (23 C) at 04:00 in the morning.
Relative Humidity is between 40%-70% (increases in the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-19-2007, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 8
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Anyone for variegated Basjoo?
What you think of this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNCOMMON-Variegated-Musa-basjoo-Sakhalin_W0QQitemZ170131058793QQihZ007QQcategoryZ122926QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-19-2007, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,312
Re: Mislabeled Ice Cream?
An update with 2 photos.
First bract just opened and fruits & flowers are a little difficult to see.
I had to lay on my back to take the shot!
I will update when bract is fully open and can take a...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2007, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 17
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Re: Banana Flower Photo Database
Thanks for your responses and very detailed explanations.
(the 2 pdf's that Gabe gave, especially the 2nd ,are very informative)
I can understand the difficulty of ID'ing a banana tree, and of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-16-2007, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 17
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Banana Flower Photo Database
I am thinking that it would be very helpful, if we can have a dedicated thread or even better a dedicated album in photo gallery with closeup only photos of various named bananas.
And these photo...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-13-2007, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Mislabeled Ice Cream?
No way SDC. This is my most tolerant between all my 12 types of bananas in the ground. It went through winter intact. A removed and forgoten pup for 5 months, when i put it in the ground, it rooted!...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-13-2007, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Unknown Cavendish ?
Jarred,
the shot was taken with 1/1000 Shutter Speed, 7.1 Apperture Value, in Shutter(speed) priority Shooting mode.
Benny,
my camera is a dSLR Canon, EOS Digital Rebel (aka EOS 300D in Europe),...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-13-2007, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,312
Re: Mislabeled Ice Cream?
Update of flower bud
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4154&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4154)
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-13-2007, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,300
Re: Unknown Cavendish ?
Update of fruits , and a better closeup of petals for identification
Maybe now someone can better help on ID it
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4157&size=1...
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Forum: Banana Identification
07-11-2007, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,454
Re: Unknown banana
You may mean mine (they look alike):
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4093&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4093)
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