Musa 'Ae Ae'
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| ==Cultivar Name== | ==Cultivar Name== | ||
| - | The single most mentioned or accepted cultivar name. | ||
| ===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
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| ==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
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| ==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| ==Flowering== | ==Flowering== | ||
| - | General description of the bloom, unique flower features, etc. | ||
| - | *Time To Bloom - (Average number of days to maturity starting from 1 ft pup pseudostem height under tropical conditions. If this is known, one can extrapolate this into number of warm days here in the US and estimate how long it would take to bloom.) | + | *Time To Bloom - |
| - | *Time To Harvest - (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.) | + | *Time To Harvest - |
| ==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
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| *Fruiting Zone - | *Fruiting Zone - | ||
| - | *Cold Hardiness General - (The general accepted cold hardiness zone based on review.) | + | *Cold Hardiness General - |
| - | ** Cold Hardiness Personal - (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. After you input data in this field, please sign your entry using these characters '''<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>''' (four tildes). This will insert your name and the timestamp. | + | ** Cold Hardiness Personal - |
| - | *Wind - (Your experience with this banana and it's resistance to wind) | + | *Wind - |
| - | *Taste Description - (General taste description and average of personal ranking by various growers.) | + | *Taste Description - |
| - | *PersonalNotes - (Personal notes about this variety as it performs in your yard. Start a new line by using an asterisk. After you input data in this field, please sign your entry using these characters '''<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>''' (four tildes). This will insert your name and the timestamp. | + | *Personal Notes - I have not had success with Ae Ae, but would try again if I it were very healthy stock. Apparently there's a few strains, some hardier than others. I failed with two plants from the same corm, a corm which I later found out did not survive a flooded container after a hurricane. So the strain I failed with is now lost anyway. Wish me good luck for next time, I would love to have one [[User:MediaHound|MediaHound]] 22:33, 2 November 2006 (EST) |
| ===Known Afflictions=== | ===Known Afflictions=== | ||
| + | Sun damage to young plants, but they can be acclimated to full sun, provided everything else is in good order, such as moisture. | ||
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| *Pests - | *Pests - | ||
| - | *Susceptible Diseases - (Known diseases that this cultivar is susceptible to) | + | *Susceptible Diseases - |
| - | *Resistant Diseases - (Known diseases that this cultivar is resistant to) | + | *Resistant Diseases - |
| ==Research Notes== | ==Research Notes== | ||
| - | *All useful research note compilations. | ||
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| - | *Links to useful discussion threads in the forum (aside from the discuss tab at the top of this page), like this: | ||
| - | [http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?t=869 California Gold] | ||
| - | *Typical Price Range - (Common prices, including shipping and handling.) | + | *Typical Price Range - $125 through $350 |
| ===Members Growing This Banana=== | ===Members Growing This Banana=== | ||
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| ==External== | ==External== | ||
| *Links | *Links | ||
| - | *:Example: [http://www.bananas.org International Banana Society] | ||
| *Sources | *Sources | ||
| - | *:Where this cultivar may be acquired; possible listing of sources and other nurseries. | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 2 November 2006
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Cultivar Name
Synonyms
Musa 'aeae', Musa 'ae ae', Musa AeAe, Musa aeae, Musa 'AeAe', ae ae, AeAe, aeae, AEAE, Ae Ae, Sacred Banana, Koae, Hawaiian variegated
Pictures
Description
Spectacular variegated leaves of multishades of green and white colors and they even produce variegated fruit. Fruit is tasty ripe or cooked. Primarily a dessert banana. This banana is very rare and limited in supply. This plant is very expensive. It has not yet been propagated successfully using tissue culture. Only one in 4 pups retain the white variegation of the mother corm. That is why it remains rare. This variety has a colorful foliage. green and white. Need some special care to show its best: acid soil (ph 6.0 or less) , partial shade and protection from high winds to prevent drying and sun burning. Beautiful but demanding Acid soil ph 6.0 or less mandatory. partial shade.
- Genetic Group - AA?
Origin
Hawaii
Usage
Cooking, dessert, and ornamental foliage. Unusual because it's not common for a banana to share these three uses.
Flowering
- Time To Bloom -
- Time To Harvest -
Cultivation
- Mature Height - 18ft.
- Survival Zone - 9b
- Fruiting Zone -
- Cold Hardiness General -
- Cold Hardiness Personal -
- Wind -
- Taste Description -
- Personal Notes - I have not had success with Ae Ae, but would try again if I it were very healthy stock. Apparently there's a few strains, some hardier than others. I failed with two plants from the same corm, a corm which I later found out did not survive a flooded container after a hurricane. So the strain I failed with is now lost anyway. Wish me good luck for next time, I would love to have one MediaHound 22:33, 2 November 2006 (EST)
Known Afflictions
Sun damage to young plants, but they can be acclimated to full sun, provided everything else is in good order, such as moisture.
- Pests -
- Susceptible Diseases -
- Resistant Diseases -
Research Notes
- Typical Price Range - $125 through $350
Members Growing This Banana
External
- Links
- Sources
