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	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
-	Acuminata ss.Montecristo	+	Musa acuminata ssp. 'Montecristo'
	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
-	Jamaican lacatan,Jamaican Red	+	Bungulan in the Philippines
		+	Pisang Masak Hijau
	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
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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=	+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15365&ppuser=2612 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=15366&filefix=.jpg]
-	Montecristo	+
-	JAMAICAN RED	+
-	Cuban Red, Red	+
-	DESCRIPTION:	+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=2612 damaclese])
-	Truly nobility among banana cultivars. The brilliant [coloring] of both the plant and the fruit are beautiful and the plant is extremely vigorous, producing its delicious crop in 30 months time. The trunk, leaf petioles, midribs, and the fruit are varying shades of red. The pulp is cream orange colored, very aromatic and has a wonderful taste.	+
		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20409&ppuser=2612 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20409&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
-	*Genetic Group - AAA n2=20	+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=2612 damaclese])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48578 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48578&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=8681 Yug])
		+
		+	==Description=
		+	Montecristo - fruit is still slightly green when ripe. Has relatively short shelf-life, and spoils quickly.
		+
		+
		+	DESCRIPTION:
		+	*Genetic Group - AAA 2n=20
	===Origin===		===Origin===
-	*Date realized in trade -	+	*Date realized in trade - 6th century AD
	===Usage===		===Usage===
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	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
-	*Time To Bloom -	+	*Time To Bloom - 26 months
-	*Time To Harvest -	+	*Time To Harvest - 30 months
	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==
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	*Personal Notes -		*Personal Notes -
-	*Growth tips -	+	*Growth tips - highly vigorous in growth habit needs high levels of water owing to its origins in the highly rainy climate of southern china and now Jamaica must be grown out doors do to extremely height not suitable for pots blows over easily requires good staking to stabilize plant from wind
		+	Very sensitive to cold and can not tolerate any frost.
	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 =Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 3.3 Flowering 3.4 Cultivation 3.4.1 Known Afflictions 3.5 Research Notes 3.5.1 Members Growing This Banana 3.6 External

Cultivar Name

Musa acuminata ssp. 'Montecristo'

Synonyms

Bungulan in the Philippines Pisang Masak Hijau

Pictures

TC Montecristo seedling 1 week after emergence from incubation

(credit damaclese)

(credit damaclese)

(credit damaclese)

(credit Yug)

=Description

Montecristo - fruit is still slightly green when ripe. Has relatively short shelf-life, and spoils quickly.

DESCRIPTION:

• Genetic Group - AAA 2n=20

Origin

• Date realized in trade - 6th century AD

Usage

Flowering

• Time To Bloom - 26 months

• Time To Harvest - 30 months

Cultivation

• Mature Height - up to 25ft

• Survival Zone -11 to 10

• Fruiting Zone - 11 to 10

• Cold Hardiness - not cold hardy (cold sensitive)

• Wind - light wind

• Sun - full sun up to 60% shade

• Taste Description - sweet desert type can be cooked green

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips - highly vigorous in growth habit needs high levels of water owing to its origins in the highly rainy climate of southern china and now Jamaica must be grown out doors do to extremely height not suitable for pots blows over easily requires good staking to stabilize plant from wind

Very sensitive to cold and can not tolerate any frost.

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

• Links

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

• Sources