Template:BananaCultivar

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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 ResearchNotes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

The single most mentioned or accepted cultivar name.

Synonyms

All the possible synonyms. Should be searchable in case you can't find the name under CultivarName, this is the field to search.

Pictures

• (Local file links to display the various pictures.)

Description

The general description of the cultivar.

• Genetic Group

  such as AAA, AAB, AA, ABB, etc., the parentage if known

Origin

most probable place of origin, like Himalayas, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, FHIA, etc. And history about its discovery or breeding

• DateRealized in trade

  Date when this cultivar was first introduced to the trade or hobby. Typically filled for newer cultivars.

Usage

the primary uses of this banana and their other main usage, ie, ornamental foliage, ornamental flower, dessert, cooking, wine making, banana chips, all of the above, etc.

Flowering

General description of the bloom, unique flower features, etc.

• TropicsBloom

  average number of days to maturity starting from 1 ft pup pseudostem height under tropical conditions. If this is known, I can extrapolate this into number of warm days here in the US and estimate how long it would take to bloom.

• TropicsHarvest

  average number of days starting from full flag leaf extrusion to harvest (when the first hands start to turn yellow) under tropical conditions. Again, this can be extrapolated into the US growing conditions by counting the number of warm days under our conditions. Together with the number of days to bloom, the overall speed can be ranked as to which are fast growing or not, and which have

Cultivation

• MatureHeight

  the average known pseudostem height when they bloom.

• SurvivalZone

  the lowest USDA zone that bananas can survive without extraordinary (ie greenhouse) winter protection

• FruitingZone

  the lowest USDA zone that bananas can bear usable edible fuits without extraordinary (ie greenhouse) winter protection

• ColdHardinessGeneral

  the general accepted cold hardiness zone based on review of onnline sources

  • ColdHardinessPers

  Your personal cold hardiness scoring based on actual experiences relative to other cultivars grown and also from interviews of reliable friends and colleagues about their experiences in growing the same banana in their USDA zones. Please sign your entries using MediaHound

• Wind

  Resistance to wind

• TasteDescription

  General taste description and average of personal ranking by various growers

• PersonalNotes

  Personal notes about this variety as it performs in your yard. Please sign entries using MediaHound 09:57, 26 October 2006 (EDT)

Known Afflictions

• Pests

  known pests of this cultivar

• SDisease

  Known diseases that this cultivar is susceptible to

• RDisease

  Known diseases that this cultivar is resistant to

ResearchNotes

• All the research note compilations that are intended to be searched locally. Such as links to useful threads in the forum, like this:

California Gold

Members Growing This Banana

• Members who are currently growing the listed cultivar and if they plan to give away, trade, sell them and for what price. After you input data in this field, please sign your entry using these characters ~~~~ (four tildes). This will insert your name and the timestamp.

External

• Links

  Online links for more information about this cultivar.

  Example: International Banana Society

• Sources

  Where this cultivar may be acquired; possible listing of sources and other nurseries.

• Price

  Common prices, including shipping and handling.