Musa Bordelon

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	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15])		(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15])
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	==Description==		==Description==
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	Musa Acuminata ssp. Zebrina, the blood banana. Large ornamental foliage has maroon splotches on the upper		Musa Acuminata ssp. Zebrina, the blood banana. Large ornamental foliage has maroon splotches on the upper
	surface and even more maroon on the underside. This cultivar also grows taller so it has more impact.		surface and even more maroon on the underside. This cultivar also grows taller so it has more impact.
-	Readily produces flowers and makes seeded, inedible fruit, wich are also ornamental.	+	Readily produces flowers and makes seeded, inedible fruit, which are also ornamental.
	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -
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	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
-	*Time To Bloom -	+	*Time To Bloom - as soon as 6 months after last freeze http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?p=91500#post91500
-	*Time To Harvest -	+	*Time To Harvest -
	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==
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	===Members Growing This Banana===		===Members Growing This Banana===
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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 'bordelon'

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

(credit Gabe15)

(credit Gabe15)

(credit Gabe15)

(credit Gabe15)

(credit Simply Bananas)

Description

First discovered in the Louisiana town of Bordelonville, this cultivar slightly resembles Musa Acuminata ssp. Zebrina, the blood banana. Large ornamental foliage has maroon splotches on the upper surface and even more maroon on the underside. This cultivar also grows taller so it has more impact. Readily produces flowers and makes seeded, inedible fruit, which are also ornamental.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Ornamental

Flowering

• Time To Bloom - as soon as 6 months after last freeze http://www.bananas.org/showthread.php?p=91500#post91500

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height -

9-14 feet

• Survival Zone -

8-9

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

• Wind -

• Sun -

• Taste Description -

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

• Susceptible Diseases -

• Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

• Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

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

• Sources