Musa Jamaican Red
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Cultivar Name
Jamaican Red - Puerto Rican Morado - Tall Red
Synonyms
Pictures
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(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado - sep 23
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado - nov 23
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado - nov 24 - bunch wt - 34.9 lbs
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado - fruit length 6 inches - fruit weight 7.2 to 8.6 oz
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado - circumference 6.75 to 7 inches
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado Flower
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado Flower
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado Flower
(credit PR-Giants) Puerto Rican Morado
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.
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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.
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Known Afflictions
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- Resistant Diseases -
Research Notes
- Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/photos-puerto-rican-morado-17097.html
Members Growing This Banana
External
- Links
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- Sources