Musa Maia Maoli Eka

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==Cultivar Name== ==Cultivar Name==
-Musa 'Mai'a Maoli Eka' (Mai'a meaning: Banana maoli meaning: eka meaning: wind+Musa 'Mai'a Maoli Eka' (Mai'a meaning: Banana maoli meaning: human being eka meaning: wind
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 +Perhaps a hybrid of M. Mai'a Maoli and Eka??
===Synonyms=== ===Synonyms===
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(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=2612 damaclese]) (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=2612 damaclese])
-==Description==+==Description== MAIA MAOLI EKA- This 12-14 ft. tall plant of the Polynesian cooking variety has delicious flavor and statuesque elegance. It is mostly green with slight red colors in the pseudostem giving serious competition to the other cooking varieties. (One of our favorites)
-*Genetic Group - +*Genetic Group - AAA
===Origin=== ===Origin===
-*Date realized in trade - +*Date realized in trade - anitiquity Unknown place of orgin based on naming style Hawaii specifically the area known as Kona
===Usage=== ===Usage===
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==Flowering== ==Flowering==
-*Time To Bloom - +*Time To Bloom - 15 to 18 months
-*Time To Harvest - +*Time To Harvest - 19 to 22 months
==Cultivation== ==Cultivation==
-*Mature Height - +*Mature Height - 12ft to 14ft
-*Survival Zone -+*Survival Zone -11 to 10
-*Fruiting Zone - +*Fruiting Zone - 11 to 10
-*Cold Hardiness -+*Cold Hardiness -not cold hardy keep from frost
-*Wind - +*Wind - modiritly resistent
-*Sun - +*Sun - full sun up to 60% shade
-*Taste Description - +*Taste Description - sweet desert type
*Personal Notes - *Personal Notes -
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*Susceptible Diseases - *Susceptible Diseases -
-*Resistant Diseases - +*Resistant Diseases -
==Research Notes== ==Research Notes==
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36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]] 36.22084858508668, -115.15327870845795, [[User:Chironex]]
 +35.94243575255426, -115.13671875, [[User:damaclese]]
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Revision as of 16:47, 25 January 2009

Contents

Cultivar Name

Musa 'Mai'a Maoli Eka' (Mai'a meaning: Banana maoli meaning: human being eka meaning: wind

Perhaps a hybrid of M. Mai'a Maoli and Eka??

Synonyms

Pictures

Tc seedling at 1 week after emergence from its incubator watermark.php?file=15055&amp;size=1&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit damaclese)

==Description== MAIA MAOLI EKA- This 12-14 ft. tall plant of the Polynesian cooking variety has delicious flavor and statuesque elegance. It is mostly green with slight red colors in the pseudostem giving serious competition to the other cooking varieties. (One of our favorites)

  • Genetic Group - AAA

Origin

  • Date realized in trade - anitiquity Unknown place of orgin based on naming style Hawaii specifically the area known as Kona

Usage

Flowering

  • Time To Bloom - 15 to 18 months
  • Time To Harvest - 19 to 22 months

Cultivation

  • Mature Height - 12ft to 14ft
  • Survival Zone -11 to 10
  • Fruiting Zone - 11 to 10
  • Cold Hardiness -not cold hardy keep from frost
  • Wind - modiritly resistent
  • Sun - full sun up to 60% shade
  • Taste Description - sweet desert type
  • Personal Notes -
  • Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

  • Pests -
  • Susceptible Diseases -
  • Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

  • Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
  • Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

  • Sources