Musa Dwarf Orinoco
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==Cultivar Name== | ==Cultivar Name== | ||
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+ | Musa 'dwarf orinoco' | ||
===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
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(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman]) | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman]) | ||
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+ | http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2690&size=1&filefix=.jpg | ||
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+ | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15]) | ||
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+ | http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2689&size=1&filefix=.jpg | ||
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+ | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15]) | ||
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+ | http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2688&size=1&filefix=.jpg | ||
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+ | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15]) | ||
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+ | http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2686&size=1&filefix=.jpg | ||
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+ | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15]) | ||
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+ | [http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=32809 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=32809&size=1&filefix=.jpg] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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+ | A dwarf cultivar suited for small gardens and indoors. It is wind and cold resistant. This is the banana of choice for making tostones, it originates from the Orinoco-river valley of Venezuela. It will produce heads of fruit as much as 65 pounds. It has a triangular shaped fruit and it is actually half banana and half plantain. | ||
+ | When fried it makes a great breakfast treat or serve them fried for dinner with black beans and rice. | ||
+ | When ripe it turns gold-yellow and the banana is super sweet, delicious eaten out of hand, when eaten | ||
+ | green it is like a vegetable. This is the most versatile banana of the lot. | ||
*Genetic Group - | *Genetic Group - | ||
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+ | ABB | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
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===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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+ | Fresh, cooked, fried. | ||
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+ | Desert banana | ||
==Flowering== | ==Flowering== | ||
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*Mature Height - | *Mature Height - | ||
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+ | 5-8 feet | ||
*Survival Zone - | *Survival Zone - | ||
- | *Fruiting Zone - | + | 7B-11 |
- | *Cold Hardiness - | + | *Fruiting Zone - unprotected p-stem CA zone 9 |
- | *Wind - | ||
- | *Sun - | + | *Cold Hardiness - unprotected p-stem CA zone 9 |
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+ | *Wind - Good wind resistance | ||
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+ | *Sun - full sun | ||
*Taste Description - | *Taste Description - | ||
- | *Personal Notes - | + | *Personal Notes - good pupper |
*Growth tips - | *Growth tips - | ||
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*Susceptible Diseases - | *Susceptible Diseases - | ||
- | *Resistant Diseases - | + | *Resistant Diseases - |
==Research Notes== | ==Research Notes== | ||
- | + | i have noticed that the dwarf orinoco will average only 5 feet tall. the fruit will not grow to the size of tall orinoco. its much smaller. _grower from southeast contl us | |
*Links to useful discussion threads in the forum: | *Links to useful discussion threads in the forum: | ||
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===Members Growing This Banana=== | ===Members Growing This Banana=== | ||
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+ | 49.519470, 11.288660, [[User:Dombo]] | ||
+ | 38.639434, -121.313396, [[User:Microfarmer]] | ||
+ | 51.116828573979056, -1.7164474725723266, [[User:51st state]] | ||
+ | 32.74223282, -79.96326506, Worldwide Headquarters for Simply Bananas [[User:porkpi]] | ||
+ | 36.99897581726231, -112.52770078183858, [[User:browndrake]] | ||
+ | 35.30848895461656, -79.46346759796143, [[User:Cowboyup4christ]] | ||
+ | 36.780967242957, -119.7509765625,[[User:Cherokee_Greg]] | ||
+ | 43.18511339, -77.60488450, Rochester New York [[User:juniperez]] | ||
+ | 30.358378689907, -90.065488815308, [[User:tommymacluckie]] | ||
+ | 37.739481, -25.668315, [[User:Pedrotvs]] | ||
+ | 43.523780, 1.501087, Jimmy greenhouse near Toulouse [[User:jimmypag]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:03, 1 July 2017
Contents |
Cultivar Name
Musa 'dwarf orinoco'
Synonyms
Pictures
(credit the flying dutchman)
(credit Gabe15)
(credit Gabe15)
(credit Gabe15)
(credit Gabe15)
Description
A dwarf cultivar suited for small gardens and indoors. It is wind and cold resistant. This is the banana of choice for making tostones, it originates from the Orinoco-river valley of Venezuela. It will produce heads of fruit as much as 65 pounds. It has a triangular shaped fruit and it is actually half banana and half plantain. When fried it makes a great breakfast treat or serve them fried for dinner with black beans and rice. When ripe it turns gold-yellow and the banana is super sweet, delicious eaten out of hand, when eaten green it is like a vegetable. This is the most versatile banana of the lot.
- Genetic Group -
ABB
Origin
- Date realized in trade -
Usage
Fresh, cooked, fried.
Desert banana
Flowering
- Time To Bloom -
- Time To Harvest -
Cultivation
- Mature Height -
5-8 feet
- Survival Zone -
7B-11
- Fruiting Zone - unprotected p-stem CA zone 9
- Cold Hardiness - unprotected p-stem CA zone 9
- Wind - Good wind resistance
- Sun - full sun
- Taste Description -
- Personal Notes - good pupper
- Growth tips -
Known Afflictions
- Pests -
- Susceptible Diseases -
- Resistant Diseases -
Research Notes
i have noticed that the dwarf orinoco will average only 5 feet tall. the fruit will not grow to the size of tall orinoco. its much smaller. _grower from southeast contl us
- 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