Musa Monkey Fingers

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==Cultivar Name== ==Cultivar Name==
-Musa 'monkey fingers'+Musa acuminata ssp 'microcarpa'
===Synonyms=== ===Synonyms===
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 +Monkey fingers
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 +Pisang Jari Buaya
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 +Pisang Gigi Buaya
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 +Crocadiles Teeth
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 +Crocadile Fingers
==Pictures== ==Pictures==
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(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman]) (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman])
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 +http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2675&size=1&filefix=.jpg
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 +(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15])
==Description== ==Description==
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This is a very unusual banana and a must for the serious collector. This banana grows This is a very unusual banana and a must for the serious collector. This banana grows
18-20 feet high and has long racemes(5 to 6 feet) of fruit with skinny tart tasting bananas. 18-20 feet high and has long racemes(5 to 6 feet) of fruit with skinny tart tasting bananas.
-Monkey fingers is a real conversation piece.+Monkey fingers is a real conversation piece. Great for landscaping
*Genetic Group - *Genetic Group -
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*Susceptible Diseases - *Susceptible Diseases -
-Panama disease and black sigatoka+Disease resistant
*Resistant Diseases - *Resistant Diseases -
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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">
 +38.639434, -121.313396, [[User:Microfarmer]]
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Contents

Cultivar Name

Musa acuminata ssp 'microcarpa'

Synonyms

Monkey fingers

Pisang Jari Buaya

Pisang Gigi Buaya

Crocadiles Teeth

Crocadile Fingers

Pictures

watermark.php?file=2202&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit the flying dutchman)

watermark.php?file=2675&amp;size=1&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit Gabe15)

Description

This is a very unusual banana and a must for the serious collector. This banana grows 18-20 feet high and has long racemes(5 to 6 feet) of fruit with skinny tart tasting bananas. Monkey fingers is a real conversation piece. Great for landscaping

  • Genetic Group -

Origin

  • Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana

Flowering

  • Time To Bloom -
  • Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

  • Mature Height -

18-20 feet

  • Survival Zone -

8-10

  • Fruiting Zone -
  • Cold Hardiness -
  • Wind -
  • Sun -

Full sun

  • Taste Description -
  • Personal Notes -
  • Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

  • Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

  • Susceptible Diseases -

Disease resistant

  • Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

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

Members Growing This Banana

External

  • Sources