Musa Popoulu

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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

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Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

Description

This is a popular Hawaiian plantain variety The fruit can be eaten out-of-hand or cooked. The flesh is salmon pink and has very pleasing sub acid apple-like taste. The plant is slender and grows up to 14 feet in height and likes some shade In hawaian, 'Popoulu' means 'Ball-shaped like breadfruit'. Although 'Popoulu' is from a different geographical region than 'Hua Moa' it is very possible that they are the same.

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Members Growing This Banana

External

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