Forum: Container Grown Banana Plants
06-23-2009, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,159
Re: Question about potted pup
Hi
I often found that it is the change of environment that can get to a banana plant more then anything else. So for example if the plant was moved from greenhouse to outside, then this puts a lot...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
06-18-2009, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 297
Views: 64,551
Re: In Memoriam: Tog Tan
Tog asked me to get involved in Ladang Musacea - one of his current dreams, one which he was starting to realise. I was never quite sure what I could contribute, apart from the occasional seeds, but...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-20-2009, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,877
Lost!!
As banana growers we do know this thing called winter-blues, don’t we? We quake for months in our boots because we are worried that the plants that looked so good during summer don’t get through the...
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Forum: Species Bananas
05-15-2009, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,002
Re: Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis
Regarding the leaf bases, Markku commented the following:
"All the young leaf bases are not auriculate. The phenomena is forming for older leaves. I have had many possibilities to study its...
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Forum: Species Bananas
05-12-2009, 03:07 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,002
Re: Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis
Phil, Frank, have a look at the pictures in the article again and compare the leaf basis in b) and d). They are different! One is auriculate, the other isn't.
Christian
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Forum: Species Bananas
03-25-2009, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,675
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-24-2009, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,497
Banana Street Names!!
Hi
Just came accross some streets in Singapore that are named after bananas! :-) Thought I share this with you.
Hoover Park, 4 Lorong Pisang Udang, Singapore 597701...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-18-2009, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,189
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Forum: Species Bananas
03-17-2009, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,698
Re: Musa Maclayi
var macchristiani ... Yeah, I might have that one. ;-)
Mark: Yours were var maclayi (in both cases) - same batch as Frank's. var maclayi is more cold tolerant then var erecta. Definitely more...
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Forum: Species Bananas
03-17-2009, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,698
Re: Musa Maclayi
Frank: Yours are var. maclayi
Tog: Yours are var. erecta
I have both varieties, but did not receive them at the same time. I sent the freshest seeds I had at the time in the hope you would get the...
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Forum: Species Bananas
01-22-2009, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,675
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Forum: Species Bananas
01-22-2009, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,675
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Forum: Species Bananas
01-05-2009, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,228
Re: I stumbled upon a Musa gracilis STRONGHOLD!
I am just back from my holidays and saw your thread. Congratulations. What a marvellous time you must have had that day. Glad you had a bit a hand from the local boy. Those corms can be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-21-2008, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,957
Re: Fasing Credit Card Details
I would like to make a suggestion:
If any of you had bad experiences with vendors abroad, why don't we publish this information? We have two people here who had problems with Samson, and we could or...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-21-2008, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,957
Re: Fasing Credit Card Details
The problem you are basically facing is that most ways of transfering money abroad is involving a large amount of charges. This includes:
- international bank transfer
- transfer via organisations...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-18-2008, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,957
Re: Fasing Credit Card Details
I would not have said anything, but it was Samson himself that I was dealing with and who NOT sent the palm seeds, but happily taking the money!!!
Christian
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-14-2008, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,957
Re: Fasing Credit Card Details
Hello
I believe most of you have heared of me by now. I am Christian from Bananaswap. In the past I managed to get Musa ingens seeds from Papua New Guinea, and I am one of the few lucky ones with...
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-23-2007, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,698
Re: Musa Maclayi
Yes, the Trebrown PNG Highlands seeds are the same maclayi seeds some of you have. I passed some to Trebrown for sale.
Christian
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-22-2007, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,698
Re: Musa Maclayi
Gabe,
It's not an Australian species, it is form Papua New Guinea. (Reference: Argent, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 35 (1): 94 (1976).)
Christian
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Forum: Species Bananas
10-22-2007, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,698
Re: Musa Maclayi
Hi Erlend!
If you are interested in seeds, contact me at my bananaswap mail account. I have some left, and we can talk about it.
Christian
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Forum: Species Bananas
07-18-2007, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,591
Re: Musa "PNG Highlands" and M. ingens
The unknown PNG species is without any doubt Musa maclayi ssp. maclayi var. maclayi.
I received them together with the Musa ingens seed from PNG, but hesitated to distribute them trough my...
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Forum: Species Bananas
09-04-2006, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,545
Re: Palawan Red Variegated
Hello
Ryan:
I am very interested in this red banana species. Could you tell me if there is a way of receiving a few plants? I am happy to buy them of you or a supplier, or swap them against other...
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