Musa Pitogo

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	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
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		+	Musa 'pitogo'
	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
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	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman])		(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8210 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=8211&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1558 Richard])
	==Description==		==Description==
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	===Usage===		===Usage===
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		+	Desert banana, excellent flavor
	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
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	*Mature Height -		*Mature Height -
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		+	10-12 feet
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		+	8-10
	*Fruiting Zone -		*Fruiting Zone -
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	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
	*Pests -		*Pests -
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		+	Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -
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		+	Panama disease and black sigatoka
	*Resistant Diseases -		*Resistant Diseases -
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	===Members Growing This Banana===		===Members Growing This Banana===
	<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625">		<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625">
		+	26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]
		+	38.639434, -121.313396, [[User:Microfarmer]]
		+	36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
	</googlemap>		</googlemap>

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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

Musa 'pitogo'

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

(credit Richard)

Description

'Pitogo' is a very unusual banana It has a solid green pseudostem 10 to 12 feet in height. Banana resemble tennis balls in size and shape, they are round not elongated. 'Pitogo' is a must for serious collectors.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana, excellent flavor

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height -

10-12 feet

• Survival Zone -

8-10

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

• Wind -

• Sun -

• Taste Description -

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

• Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

• Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625"> 26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, User:MediaHound 38.639434, -121.313396, User:Microfarmer 36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, User:Chironex </googlemap>

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

• Sources