Forum: Species Bananas
10-29-2011, 04:25 PM
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Re: Ensete Maurelii Has Lots of Pups - Now What?
Now is not the best season to be separating and re-potting tropical plants. I'm going to assume you do not live in zones 9 or above? and you will be storing them or growing them on inside til spring?...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-15-2011, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,506
Re: Any rare RPS' Musa sprouted/grown?
Interesting.............although it conflicts with my personal experience with scarification of hard shelled seed. Always the scarified Musa seed has germinated within 2-3 weeks time---with VIABLE...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-15-2011, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,506
Re: Any rare RPS' Musa sprouted/grown?
Scarification of the seed is not necessary, it simply hastens the germination process along. Seed in the wild is not scarified, you are correct. BUT, most of the time the fruit (and the seed) is...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-10-2011, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Any rare RPS' Musa sprouted/grown?
I purchased about half of the varieties you have listed over 8 months ago. I scored half of each type and not the other half, and had soaked them all in water with Superthrive for 24 hrs. NONE have...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-07-2011, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 1,853
Views: 278,195
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
10-05-2011, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,232
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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics
10-05-2011, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,232
Re: Watering
Water when the soil/potting mix is dry. :ha:
DO NOT keep the mix soaking wet. Push your index finger down into the soil as near to where the roots would be as possible. If when you remove your...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-24-2011, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 1,853
Views: 278,195
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-24-2011, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,936
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-21-2011, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,032
Re: Clonal Instability in Hua Moa
Sorry I didnt take any pictures of the adventitious roots on their P-stems. They sort of looked like the photos Janana has posted, but there were so many roots coming from about 4"-6" up the P-stems...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-20-2011, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,032
Re: Clonal Instability in Hua Moa
Nick;
I got a few of these from a local commercial grower and I know they get their Musa from Agristarts. These particular ones grew their leaves in a fan shape, did not grow any taller than 3', and...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-20-2011, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Other Plants
09-18-2011, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 16,574
Re: Dwarf papaya X-77
Thanks Janan and Tony. Guess it is NOT the same as the Dwarf variety I have after all. I read that the variety I have is extremely well suited for container growing. If all goes well, I should have...
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Forum: Other Plants
09-18-2011, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 16,574
Re: Dwarf papaya X-77
I have no idea what an "x-77" low bearing Dwarf Papaya is. Would it happen to be the Thai Dwarf? I didnt think that there were too many Dwarf Papaya at all.
Heres a photo of the Thai Dwarf, the fruit...
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-16-2011, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,936
Any Guess what this might be?
I think it just might be a reverted Indonesian Ivory, but seems to have flowered much shorter than the Variegated ones I have, and, the flower seems much larger overall. I was almost positive thats...
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-16-2011, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,264
Re: What is it :)
Musa Ornata 'Lavender". There is also Musa Ornata 'Purple Royale', but this one has a darker purple flower, fruit, and raceme. The Ornata 'Lavender' that is pictured, as you can see, has normal...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
09-11-2011, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,346
Re: When should I get started?
Try these guys, they have lots of Musa Varieties. They are in San Diego. ENCANTO FARMS NURSERY (http://encantofarms.com/orders.html)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-10-2011, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,435
Re: How do you harvest the giants?
Since I am only a hobbyist/collector and not a commercial grower, Ive found that its much easier for me to only cut a hand or 2 from the bunch at a time as I need them (starting from the bottom up...
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
09-10-2011, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,346
Re: When should I get started?
My first thoughts on this was; Why do you want to start them from seed? If its just for the fun of starting from seed and watching them grow, then great! It can be very rewarding. Although with Musa...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-01-2011, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: A Couple Backyard Pics From PA
I was born and raised (actually it's 'reared', but I hate to say that-LOL) in the Alleghenys, so I know what work this must take for you to accomplish. Kudos to you for your efforts! 90% of the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-31-2011, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,855
Re: "New"(?) Bananas?
Some info on Ingens; about 25 yrs ago there was one planted in Disney World along one of the 'rivers' which ran to the right and down over the hill of a restaurant on the premises which was made...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-30-2011, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,855
Re: "New"(?) Bananas?
Well, Im sure it has been over 6 months now, and all of the musa seed I purchased from rarepalmseeds was planted. I purchased almost all of the species mentioned at the beginning of this thread. Half...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2011, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,214
Re: huge musa
Musa Ingens....about as big as they get.
Banana Gallery - How's this for a BIG banana tree? (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2451)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-28-2011, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,709
Re: Will they fruit?
When you find bananas in the wild they are often in the shade of the rainforest canopy. They flower and fruit just fine in the shade.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-25-2011, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,697
Re: Snow White
Because it is not totally white and does have some tissue producing chlorophyll, it has a good chance of surviving separated from the parent plant. I would suggest that you leave it growing as it is...
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