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Posted By BadPun

Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)

Ae Ae
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=47754&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=47754&ppuser=5482)
One yellow finger and a few of the bigger ones were...

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11-22-2011, 12:11 AM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)

I took a few pics last night during a break in the rain. They look to be getting quite plump, but as you can see they're still pretty green (and white :) )

Bloom...

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11-19-2011, 10:20 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)

Just harvested these Mysore/Pisang Klotek? today. Almost taste like sweet tarts, though more tart :ha:

Pay no attention to the...

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10-01-2011, 09:41 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Dwarf NamWah

The red bleeding into the skin is similar to the once believed to be Ice Cream but later ID'd as Tall Namwah. Pretty...
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08-24-2011, 10:34 PM

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Snow White

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Posted By BadPun

Snow White

AKA Moby Dick, AKA albino AeAe
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45273&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45273&ppuser=5482)

I've never let one grow this big...

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08-23-2011, 11:11 PM

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Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

This one may be spoken for, but it's beautiful nonetheless... Check out the spiral staircase of variegated swords. The one to its right seems to have gotten a bit too much reducing agent with that...

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08-19-2011, 05:37 PM

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Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

I shipped the double pup this morning and thought I'd share some pics.

I was pleased with the root growth in approximately 2.5 weeks of being potted. I watered only once over that time with a...

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08-16-2011, 04:47 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: What did you harvest today (bananas)

Fake Ice Cream (Namwah)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45130&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45130&ppuser=5482)

Top of hands, cold damage I assume......

Forum: Banana Identification

08-06-2011, 12:29 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Is this Ice Cream/Blue Java?

My fruit do look similar to yours Tony. Also, found this pick from another site advertising Musa Namwah,

http://www.botanicalgrowers.com/images/Plants/M-O/MUS-DNA-1.jpg

which look pretty similar...

Forum: Banana Identification

08-06-2011, 11:58 AM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Is this Ice Cream/Blue Java?

Thanks Tony, it's tempting but I'm currently trying to thin back my banana collection...

It would be nice to know what this is since I have a number of pups... may end up just mulching them and...

Forum: Banana Identification

08-06-2011, 11:19 AM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Is this Ice Cream/Blue Java?

Thanks for your educated guess. I'm also growing Dwarf Namwah as well so I'll have to make a comparison between the pseudostem color, petiole, midrib, leaf blade, etc.

Forum: Banana Identification

08-05-2011, 11:02 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Is this Ice Cream/Blue Java?

It does look tasty, but bummer not an IC...

Thanks,

Andy

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08-05-2011, 09:56 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Is this Ice Cream/Blue Java?

I bought this plant from Green Thumb Nursery in Ventura labeled as Ice Cream. Venturabananas was over a few weeks ago and he said that he thought it didn't look like IC but more line a Namwah...

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07-31-2011, 09:07 PM

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Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

I'm going to try to reply to everyone's PMs tonight. In the mean time, here are two more pups I dug out today.

#4
This pup is gorgeous and tall. The only downside is that due to its positioning in...

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07-31-2011, 01:33 AM

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Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

Some pups I pulled out today:

Pup #1
AeAe Pup 1 - 7-30-11 pictures by andy-sundberg - Photobucket...

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07-30-2011, 02:29 PM

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Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

I'm going to dig out some pups today/tomorrow and will post pics. I will ship. PM me for details.

Cheers,

Andy

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07-28-2011, 04:53 PM

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Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

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Posted By BadPun

Re: Where are you guys getting the Ae Ae plants from?

I have 1 5-gallon plant available that was separated from the mother plant last year, overwintered outdoors, and is putting out big new leaves. You can see a pic in my gallery (may be spoken...

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05-05-2011, 10:35 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

Update on AeAE bloom #1
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42460&ppuser=5482><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42460&size=1 border=0></a>

The other...

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04-27-2011, 09:08 PM

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Posted By BadPun

AeAe Fruit

First viewing up close... more pink than I expected, nature's pretty cool sometimes.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42212&ppuser=5482><img...

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04-23-2011, 02:19 AM

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Posted By BadPun

Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

The winter winds were harsh on the 3 AeAe mats, but new growth had emerged
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42064&size=1...

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04-13-2011, 10:22 AM

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Posted By BadPun

Mysore bloom

Probably the prettiest bloom I've had thus far. Click on the picture twice for detailed zoom :)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41760&size=1...

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02-27-2011, 10:58 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Ice Cream Bloom

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40496&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40496&ppuser=5482)

Really pretty fruit, with bright red splotches at each...

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02-27-2011, 10:44 PM

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Posted By BadPun

Dwarf Brazilian bloom, when to harvest?

You can see that some of the smaller fruit that appear to be cold damaged are turning yellow. Most of the other fruit seem somewhat plump and look like they're thinking about yellow... When do I...

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02-27-2011, 05:43 PM

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AeAe fruiting and 33 degrees coming

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Posted By BadPun

Re: AeAe fruiting and 33 degrees coming

Glad to hear your house didn't get hit by Jack Frost Andrew... Things stayed mild here in Ventura too.

By the way, is this one of the plants you got from Green Thumb or from Hawaii? My 3 from GT...

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11-07-2010, 02:12 PM

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