Musa Sumatrana X Gran Nain (cross)

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	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
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		+	Musa sumatrana (Gran Nain Cross)
	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
		+	http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2215&filefix=.jpg
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10918 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=10918&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1477 jpfloors])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=10919 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=10919&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=1477 jpfloors])
		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36504 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36504&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=4695 ron_mcb])[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35907 http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35907&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=4695 ron_mcb])
	==Description==		==Description==
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		+	This is a very unusual hybrid with the coloring of the sumatrana and the grow habit
		+	of the 'Gran Nain'. The plant is short and stout 7-10 feet, with wide maroon variegated leaves
		+	that make it a prized landscape specimen. Has small seedless fruit.
	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -
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	===Usage===		===Usage===
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		+	Type desert and ornamental
	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
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	*Mature Height -		*Mature Height -
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		+	7-10 feet
	*Survival Zone -		*Survival Zone -
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		+	9-10
	*Fruiting Zone -		*Fruiting Zone -
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	*Wind -		*Wind -
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		+	Wind tolerant
	*Sun -		*Sun -
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		+	Full sun not less than 30% shade
		+	Grows best above 65F
	*Taste Description -		*Taste Description -
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	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
	*Pests -		*Pests -
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		+	Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -
-	*Resistant Diseases -	+	Panama disease and black sigatoka
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		+	*Resistant Diseases -
	==Research Notes==		==Research Notes==
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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">
		+	32.73272988, -79.98114467, Joe in Charleston [[User:jrozier]]
		+	37.739481, -25.668315, [[User:Pedrotvs]]
		+	26.271192, -80.270604, Gary in So. Fla [[User:gnappi]]
	</googlemap>		</googlemap>

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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

Musa sumatrana (Gran Nain Cross)

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

(credit jpfloors)

(credit jpfloors)

(credit ron_mcb)

(credit ron_mcb)

Description

This is a very unusual hybrid with the coloring of the sumatrana and the grow habit of the 'Gran Nain'. The plant is short and stout 7-10 feet, with wide maroon variegated leaves that make it a prized landscape specimen. Has small seedless fruit.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Type desert and ornamental

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height -

7-10 feet

• Survival Zone -

9-10

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

• Wind -

Wind tolerant

• Sun -

Full sun not less than 30% shade Grows best above 65F

• Taste Description -

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

• 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