Musa Goldfinger
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Cultivar Name
Musa 'fhia-1 goldfinger'
Synonyms
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Description
A recent product of the banana breeding program in Honduras, this cultivar has commercial potential. It has a high wind resistance, some cold tolerance and excellent disease resistance with a strong pseudostem and base. It is an outstanding producer of delicious tasting bananas that are reminiscent of one of its parents(Musa 'Dwarf Prata') It is a rapid growing, easy to grow, mostly green plant. It will grow to about 14 Ft in the tropics or 5-8 Ft in a container. Planted in the ground in California it grows to about 7-12 Ft with stout construction and broad leaves with fruit clusters in the 30-100 Lbs bunches.It is the first product of the banana improvement research project of Fundacion Hondurena de Investigation Agricola. This variety produces superior fruit considered among the tasties. Its is slighly sub-acid with a excellent apple-flavor, especially when fully ripe. The fruit gets 6-8 inches long or better.
- Genetic Group - AAAA
Origin
Honduras
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Usage
Fresh, outstanding fruit
Flowering
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Cultivation
- Mature Height -
14 feet
- Survival Zone -
8-9
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- Cold Hardiness General -
Cold tolerant
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- Wind -
High wind resistant
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- Taste Description -
Sub-acid, apple-flavor
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Known Afflictions
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Research Notes
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Members Growing This Banana
External
- Links
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