Musa Lady Finger

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	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
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		+	Musa 'lady finger'
	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
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		+	ladyfinger, pisang mas, sucrier, sugar banana
	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5409 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5409&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5410 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5410&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5742 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5742&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5741 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5741&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])
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		+	http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=733&size=1&filefix=.jpg
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1 MediaHound])
	==Description==		==Description==
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	Cultivar with many small, very tasty fruits. It is wind and disease resistant. Can reach		Cultivar with many small, very tasty fruits. It is wind and disease resistant. Can reach
	heights of up to 16 feet.		heights of up to 16 feet.
		+	Has survived the California rare-cold winter into 12 degrees for four nights straight. very cold-hardy.
		+	It makes a great landscape tree. 'Pups' should grow after the first year and each pup will produce fruit.
		+	Each hand should produce about 100+ bananas when properly cared for. It has dark-green leaves outlined in red trim.
	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -
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	===Usage===		===Usage===
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		+	Desert banana
	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
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	*Mature Height -		*Mature Height -
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		+	14-16 feet
	*Survival Zone -		*Survival Zone -
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		+	8-10
	*Fruiting Zone -		*Fruiting Zone -
	*Cold Hardiness -		*Cold Hardiness -
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		+	Very cold hardy.
	*Wind -		*Wind -
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		+	Wind resistant
	*Sun -		*Sun -
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		+	Full sun
	*Taste Description -		*Taste Description -
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	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
	*Pests -		*Pests -
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		+	Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -
	*Resistant Diseases -		*Resistant Diseases -
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		+	Very resistant against most diseases
	==Research Notes==		==Research Notes==
-	*Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:	+	[http://www.bananas.org/f2/ladyfinger-blooming-pics-2048.html Ladyfinger blooming pics]
	*Typical Price Range -		*Typical Price Range -
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	===Members Growing This Banana===		===Members Growing This Banana===
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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

Musa 'lady finger'

Synonyms

ladyfinger, pisang mas, sucrier, sugar banana

Pictures

(credit MediaHound)

(credit MediaHound)

(credit MediaHound)

(credit MediaHound)

(credit MediaHound)

Description

Cultivar with many small, very tasty fruits. It is wind and disease resistant. Can reach heights of up to 16 feet. Has survived the California rare-cold winter into 12 degrees for four nights straight. very cold-hardy. It makes a great landscape tree. 'Pups' should grow after the first year and each pup will produce fruit. Each hand should produce about 100+ bananas when properly cared for. It has dark-green leaves outlined in red trim.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

India

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height -

14-16 feet

• Survival Zone -

8-10

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

Very cold hardy.

• Wind -

Wind resistant

• Sun -

Full sun

• Taste Description -

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

• Resistant Diseases -

Very resistant against most diseases

Research Notes

Ladyfinger blooming pics

• Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

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

• Sources