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==
 +
 +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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Revision as of 20:03, 1 July 2017

Contents

Cultivar Name

Musa 'dwarf orinoco'

Synonyms

Pictures

watermark.php?file=2180&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit the flying dutchman)

watermark.php?file=2690&amp;size=1&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit Gabe15)

watermark.php?file=2689&amp;size=1&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit Gabe15)

watermark.php?file=2688&amp;size=1&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit Gabe15)

watermark.php?file=2686&amp;size=1&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit Gabe15)

watermark.php?file=32809&amp;size=1&amp;filefix=.jpg

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

  • Sources