Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-23-2012, 02:34 PM
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Shedding Leaves from the Pseudostem
My Cavendish type bananas are starting to shed leaves off the pseudostem. I'm not talking about the typical leaf drop, but where the pseudostem looses considerable mass and the new leaves are...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-22-2012, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,020
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-19-2012, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,386
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-19-2012, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 7
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Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannensis!!!
Really. After all this time, we still don't have a source for this banana. I worked my tail off for 4 years with TianZi to get something done. I did receive 4 pathetic looking corms that rotted away...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-31-2011, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 2
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Fruiting w/ and wo/ leaves - California Gold
I've had the opportunity to observe fruit development on California Gold w/ and wo/ leaves. The wo/ leaves pseudostem bloomed immediately after the nasty freeze at the beginning of February. So for...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-17-2011, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,620
Re: How to handle the heat
I'm two hours east of Dallas. We've been hammering past 100 for the past two months. I water 5 times a week. Tons of compost. Most of my bananas just love it. Saba, Black Balbisiana, Brazilian & Cali...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-12-2011, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-12-2011, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 6
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Cali Gold Clump with multiple Fruiting Pseudostems
Here's my California Gold Clump w/ fruit on a stump and a flag leaf on the big one. Not bad fruiting results for dealing with a period of 4 consecutive days below freezing in February. Does this help...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-06-2011, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-06-2011, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,087
Re: Dwarf Brazilian
It's dark, so I don't have a picture, but I'm pretty impressed with my ole Dwarf Brazilian clump. The nasty winter killed everything to the ground, but now, I have 7 plants coming up. The tallest has...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
05-13-2011, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
03-23-2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,198
Is this a good sign: California Gold
I finally got my first bloom showing up on my California Gold clump. Obviously, no leaves are left after the winter, but the other pups in the clump are pushing out leaves. I suppose they will be...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-02-2011, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-20-2010, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,668
Re: Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannensis
BB73: That does not appears to be Musa itinerans var xishuangbannensis. That appears to be M. yunnanensis. The white wax in the petioles identifies this as a mistake made by alot of buyers selling...
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Forum: Species Bananas
11-17-2010, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,668
Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannensis
For the love of everything good on this planet. Has anyone been able to acquire one of these. I tried and tried with TianZi for 4 years without success. Absolute failure. Somebody has to have one of...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-03-2010, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 8
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California Gold and "Dwarf" Brazilian
California Gold mat in the foreground (3 pseudostems) and Dwarf Brazilian (debatably dwarf) in the background. I figured placing the Cali. Gold here next to the window and against the house would...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-17-2010, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 11
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Re: How many leaves? - California Gold
I have not counted the # of days of median over 77. I'd guess this thing has had close to 30 leaves now. It's sending one up every 6 days. Sounds like we're getting close.
I received the pup from...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-16-2010, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 11
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How many leaves? - California Gold
My California Gold I received from Benny is strong. It's 5 feet in height and supporting 18 leaves and 2 vigorous pups. When does this thing flower?
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-23-2010, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Black balbisiana
I had them in a shaded green house over the winter. Only the new growth shows the good black coloration. It was probably 5-6' when I put it out in April. Saba was probably 4-5'.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-21-2010, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Black balbisiana
OK Bastards ;) Here are some pics:
The first pic is of Musa "Black Balbisiana" on the right with Musa "Saba" on the left. Balbisiana is sitting at 9' with Saba at 8'. Both are pupping out and really...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-20-2010, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 8
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Black balbisiana
Many of us purchased the Musa Black Balbisiana - Thai Black plants through Rare Bananas in the Spring of 2008. I'm curious to see how everyone's mats are progressing. Mine floundered most of the...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-02-2010, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Musa Sikkimensis mature height
I have one that I've grown from seed. It's only 2 feet tall right now. Mine is in mainly full sun with a little filtered light real late. I haven't been overly impressed with this banana's speed with...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-06-2010, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 157
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Re: This is my Calif Gold 2009
Hey Benny: The Calif Gold you sent me last summer is doing well. It leafed out real well over the winter. I put it in the ground a month ago. It was initially a little sunburned, but it's starting to...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-08-2010, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Musella Craziness
Bingo. That's what I'm observing.
Another thing, the flower produces a good bit of super sweet nectar.
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-02-2010, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 12
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Musella Craziness
Maybe all of you have experienced this, and I've just not kept up; but I'm observing some crazy stuff with my flowering Musella:
1. Pups are emerging interior to the old leaf bases.
2. There's a...
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