Musa Dwarf Puerto Rican

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===Synonyms=== ===Synonyms===
 +enano común
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 +common dwarf
==Pictures== ==Pictures==
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(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1477 jpfloors]) (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1477 jpfloors])
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==Description== ==Description==
-'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is a dwarf mutant plantain. The heads of fruit are a little larger than+'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is a dwarf mutant plantain. The majority of plantains grow tall.
-the original Plantain bearing seven to nine hands of fruit. The shorter trunks of the dwarf+'Dwarf Colombian', Dwarf Costa Rican', Dwarf Cubano', 'Dwarf Dominicano', 'Dwarf Dominica', 'Dwarf Jamaican', 'Dwarf Puerto Rican', 'Dwarf Venezuelan', and 'Common Dwarf', are the exceptions. They are resistant to Panama Disease.
-plantains are thicker than the tall ones and because of this the 'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is more+
-resistant to the wind and rarely falls over from the weight of its own fruit. It is widely grown+
-in Puerto Rico for its taste and cooking qualities. The majority of plantains grow tall.+
-'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is an exception. It is resistant to Panama Disease.+
*Genetic Group - *Genetic Group -
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==Flowering== ==Flowering==
-*Time To Bloom - +*Time To Bloom - 12-16 months near Lake Okeechobee when started from tissue culture plantlets
-*Time To Harvest - +*Time To Harvest - 3-5 months depending on warmth.
==Cultivation== ==Cultivation==
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*Mature Height - *Mature Height -
-6-8 feet+6-9 feet
*Survival Zone - *Survival Zone -
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*Fruiting Zone - *Fruiting Zone -
-*Cold Hardiness -+*Cold Hardiness -
*Wind - *Wind -
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*Sun - *Sun -
-*Taste Description - +*Taste Description - Starchy, the typical plantain you find in stores
-*Personal Notes -+*Personal Notes - Bunch weights 25-30lbs near Lake Okeechobee
-*Growth tips - +*Growth tips - Spray bunches with fungicide to control cigar end rot
===Known Afflictions=== ===Known Afflictions===
*Pests - *Pests -
-*Susceptible Diseases - +*Susceptible Diseases - Cigar end rot, Black Sigatoka, Cordana leaf spot
-*Resistant Diseases - +*Resistant Diseases -
==Research Notes== ==Research Notes==
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Cultivar Name

Musa 'dwarf puerto rican'

Synonyms

enano común

common dwarf

Pictures

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(credit the flying dutchman)

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(credit jpfloors)


2012-04-22182428.jpg

2012-04-22182334.jpg

2012-10-03172730.jpg

Description

'Dwarf Puerto Rican' is a dwarf mutant plantain. The majority of plantains grow tall. 'Dwarf Colombian', Dwarf Costa Rican', Dwarf Cubano', 'Dwarf Dominicano', 'Dwarf Dominica', 'Dwarf Jamaican', 'Dwarf Puerto Rican', 'Dwarf Venezuelan', and 'Common Dwarf', are the exceptions. They are resistant to Panama Disease.

  • Genetic Group -

Origin

Puerto Rico


  • Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert and cooking

Flowering

  • Time To Bloom - 12-16 months near Lake Okeechobee when started from tissue culture plantlets
  • Time To Harvest - 3-5 months depending on warmth.

Cultivation

  • Mature Height -

6-9 feet

  • Survival Zone -

8-10

  • Fruiting Zone -
  • Cold Hardiness -
  • Wind -

Wind resistant

  • Sun -
  • Taste Description - Starchy, the typical plantain you find in stores
  • Personal Notes - Bunch weights 25-30lbs near Lake Okeechobee
  • Growth tips - Spray bunches with fungicide to control cigar end rot

Known Afflictions

  • Pests -
  • Susceptible Diseases - Cigar end rot, Black Sigatoka, Cordana leaf spot
  • Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

  • Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
  • Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

  • Sources