Musa Jamaican Red

From Bananas Wiki

Revision as of 15:28, 13 February 2007 (edit) Momoese (Talk | contribs) (→Synonyms) ← Previous diff		Current revision (12:41, 22 May 2013) (edit) PRGiants-12081 (Talk | contribs) (→Research Notes)
Line 1:		Line 1:
	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
-	Jamaican Red - tall	+	Jamaican Red - Cuban Red - Tall Red
	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
		+
		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5394&si=jamaican&what=allfields http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5394&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
		+
		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])
	http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=461&size=1&filefix=.jpg		http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=461&size=1&filefix=.jpg
Line 9:		Line 13:
	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=42 momoese])		(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=42 momoese])
-	==Description== Maroon with some green and pink colored pseudo-stems. Very large long leaves. Fruit is mostly red with some green turning to a red/orange & yellow when ripe. Fruit bunches in the 20lb range.	+	http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=235&size=1&filefix=.jpg
		+
		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=42 momoese])
		+
		+	http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=1273&size=1&filefix=.jpg
		+
		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=42 momoese])
		+
		+	http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2050&size=1&filefix=.jpg
		+
		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=42 momoese])
		+
		+	==Description==
		+
		+	Maroon with some green and pink colored pseudo-stems. Very large long leaves. Fruit is mostly red with some green turning to a red/orange & yellow when ripe. Fruit bunches in the 20 lb to 35 lb range.
	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -
Line 18:		Line 36:
	===Usage===		===Usage===
		+
		+	Dessert Banana
	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
Line 27:		Line 47:
	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==
-	*Mature Height - 15-18 feet of pseudo-stem	+	*Mature Height - pseudostem 15-18 feet
	*Survival Zone - z 10		*Survival Zone - z 10
Line 33:		Line 53:
	*Fruiting Zone -		*Fruiting Zone -
-	*Cold Hardiness General -	+	*Cold Hardiness -
-	** Cold Hardiness Personal -	+
	*Wind - Mature plants with fruit hanging withstood 30-40 mph gusts. All leaves were shredded and about half were broken completely.		*Wind - Mature plants with fruit hanging withstood 30-40 mph gusts. All leaves were shredded and about half were broken completely.
Line 51:		Line 70:
	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -
-	*Resistant Diseases -	+	*Resistant Diseases -
	==Research Notes==		==Research Notes==
Line 57:		Line 76:
	*Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:		*Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
-	*Typical Price Range -	+
		+
	===Members Growing This Banana===		===Members Growing This Banana===
	<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625">		<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625">
-	</googlemap>	+	34.03898245273673, -118.38677823543549, [[User:momoese]]
		+	26.063414912034293, -80.25358263521576, [[User:MediaHound]]
		+	36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
		+	35.8356283888737, 139.844970703125, [[User:Shimabanana]]
		+	</googlemap>
	==External==		==External==

---

Current revision

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

Jamaican Red - Cuban Red - Tall Red

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit MediaHound)

(credit momoese)

(credit momoese)

(credit momoese)

(credit momoese)

Description

Maroon with some green and pink colored pseudo-stems. Very large long leaves. Fruit is mostly red with some green turning to a red/orange & yellow when ripe. Fruit bunches in the 20 lb to 35 lb range.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Dessert Banana

Flowering

• Time To Bloom - 18 months

• Time To Harvest - 24 months

Cultivation

• Mature Height - pseudostem 15-18 feet

• Survival Zone - z 10

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

• Wind - Mature plants with fruit hanging withstood 30-40 mph gusts. All leaves were shredded and about half were broken completely.

• Sun -

• Taste Description - Thin tough skin with slightly orange colored flesh. Taste is very sweet with no acidity. Heavy sweet fragrance upon removing the skin.

• Personal Notes - Texture of the flesh is that of a Cavendish.

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

• Susceptible Diseases -

• Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

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

• Sources