Musa Montecristo
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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=20409&ppuser=2612 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20409&size=1&filefix=.jpg] |
| - | Montecristo | + | |
| - | JAMAICAN RED | + | |
| - | Cuban Red, Red | + | |
| - | DESCRIPTION: | + | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=2612 damaclese]) |
| - | The true origin of Jamaican bananas (lantana), world's most popular Jamaican fruit, is found in the region of Malaysia. However the presence of Jamaican bananas was recorded as early as 1625 in Jamaica. By way of curious visitors, Jamaican bananas traveled from there to India where they are mentioned in the Buddhist Pali writings dating back to the 6th century BCE. In his campaign in India in 327 BCE, Alexander the Great relished his first taste of the Jamaican banana, an unusual fruit he saw growing on tall trees. He is even credited with bringing the Jamaican banana from India to the Western world. According to Chinese historian Yang Fu, China was tending Bananas on plantations in 200 CE. These bananas grew only in the southern region of China and were considered exotic, rare fruits that never became popular with the Chinese masses until the 20th century. | + | |
| + | [http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=48578 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48578&size=1&filefix=.jpg] | ||
| - | a ss.variant of the Cavendish family of bananas Truly nobility among banana cultivars. The brilliant coloring of both the plant and the fruit are stunning. the plant is extremely vigorous, producing its delicious crop in 30 months time. The trunk, leaf petioles, midribs, and the 4" fruits are varying shades of red. The pulp is cream orange colored, very aromatic and has a wonderful taste. rather tallish and skinny in stature compared to other Cavendish types requires a fairly long growing time | + | (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. | ||
| - | *Genetic Group - AAA n2=20 | + | |
| + | 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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| + | 35.94243575255426, -115.13671875, [[User:damaclese]] | ||
| + | 21.451109, -158.0156, [[User:Yug]] | ||
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Cultivar Name
Musa acuminata ssp. 'Montecristo'
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Synonyms
Bungulan in the Philippines Pisang Masak Hijau
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Pictures
TC Montecristo seedling 1 week after emergence from incubation
(credit damaclese)
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(credit Yug)
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=Description
Montecristo - fruit is still slightly green when ripe. Has relatively short shelf-life, and spoils quickly.
DESCRIPTION:
- Genetic Group - AAA 2n=20
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Origin
- Date realized in trade - 6th century AD
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Usage
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Flowering
- Time To Bloom - 26 months
- Time To Harvest - 30 months
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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.
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Known Afflictions
- Pests -
- Susceptible Diseases -
- Resistant Diseases -
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Research Notes
- Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
- Typical Price Range -
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Members Growing This Banana
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External
- Links
- (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)
- Sources
