Musa Jamaican Red
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==Cultivar Name== | ==Cultivar Name== | ||
- | Jamaican Red - tall | + | Jamaican Red - Cuban Red - Tall Red |
===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
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+ | [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] | ||
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+ | (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 | ||
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==Description== | ==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. | + | 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 - | ||
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==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
- | *Mature Height - 15-18 feet of pseudo-stem | + | *Mature Height - pseudostem 15-18 feet |
*Survival Zone - z 10 | *Survival Zone - z 10 | ||
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*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. | ||
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*Susceptible Diseases - | *Susceptible Diseases - | ||
- | *Resistant Diseases - | + | *Resistant Diseases - |
==Research Notes== | ==Research Notes== | ||
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*Links to useful discussion threads in the forum: | *Links to useful discussion threads in the forum: | ||
- | *Typical Price Range - | + | |
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===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== |
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Contents |
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Cultivar Name
Jamaican Red - Cuban Red - Tall Red
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Synonyms
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Pictures
(credit MediaHound)
(credit momoese)
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(credit momoese)
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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 -
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Origin
- Date realized in trade -
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Usage
Dessert Banana
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Flowering
- Time To Bloom - 18 months
- Time To Harvest - 24 months
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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 -
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Known Afflictions
- Pests -
- Susceptible Diseases -
- Resistant Diseases -
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Research Notes
- Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
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Members Growing This Banana
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External
- Links
- (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)
- Sources