Musa Montecristo

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- 1.1 Synonyms
2 Pictures
3 =Description

Cultivar Name

Acuminata ss.Montecristo

Synonyms

Jamaican lacatan,Jamaican Red

Pictures

TC Montecristo seedling 1 week after emergence from incubation

(credit damaclese)

=Description

Montecristo JAMAICAN RED Cuban Red, Red

DESCRIPTION: Truly nobility among banana cultivars. The brilliant [coloring] of both the plant and the fruit are beautiful and the plant is extremely vigorous, producing its delicious crop in 30 months time. The trunk, leaf petioles, midribs, and the fruit are varying shades of red. The pulp is cream orange colored, very aromatic and has a wonderful taste.

Genetic Group - AAA n2=20

Origin

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Usage

Flowering

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Cultivation

Mature Height - up to 25ft

Survival Zone -11 to 10

Fruiting Zone - 11 to 10

Cold Hardiness - not cold hardy (cold sensitive)

Wind - light wind

Sun - full sun up to 60% shade

Taste Description - sweet desert type can be cooked green

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Research Notes

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Members Growing This Banana

External

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

Sources

Retrieved from "http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Montecristo"

 ==Cultivation==
-*Mature Height -
+*Mature Height - up to 25ft
-*Survival Zone -
+*Survival Zone -11 to 10
-*Fruiting Zone -
+*Fruiting Zone - 11 to 10
-*Cold Hardiness -
+*Cold Hardiness - not cold hardy (cold sensitive)
-*Wind -
+*Wind - light wind
-*Sun -
+*Sun - full sun up to 60% shade
-*Taste Description -
+*Taste Description - sweet desert type can be cooked green
 *Personal Notes -
 *Susceptible Diseases -
 *Resistant Diseases -
 ==Research Notes==