Musa Sikkimensis (red tiger,manipur etc)

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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 sikkimensis / Musa sikkimensis 'red tiger' / Musa sikkimensis 'Manipur'

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

Description

'Sikkimensis' is the same cultivar as 'hookerii'. This is a fast growing, good suckering plant with a thin trunk originated in North India, elevation 6000-7000 feet. More attractive than 'basjoo', it is maroon with a slightly copper underside. 'Sikkimensis is prone to rot when frozen back. Make sure that the corm is kept dry during the winter, use the same care as Basjoo, put mulch over it and then plastic to divert the rain away.

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Origin

North India

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Usage

Ornamental

Flowering

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Cultivation

• Mature Height -

12-18 feet

• Survival Zone -

5-9

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• Cold Hardiness -

Very, as Basjoo

• Wind -

Wind tolerant

• Sun -

Full sun no more than 30% shade Grows best above 65F

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Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

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Research Notes

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Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

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

• Sources