Musa Super Plantain

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==Cultivation== ==Cultivation==
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*Survival Zone - *Survival Zone -
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*Fruiting Zone - *Fruiting Zone -
-*Cold Hardiness -+*Cold Hardiness - Less cold tolerant than other plantains
*Wind - *Wind -
-Wind tolerant+Heavy bunches cause toppling, pruned bunches alleviate problem
*Sun - *Sun -
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*Taste Description - *Taste Description -
-*Personal Notes -+*Personal Notes - Higher quality fruit results from bunch pruning. This variety will likely produce 8-10 hands, however the bunch is highly conical and the lower hands have short fruit.
-*Growth tips - +*Growth tips - For marketing purposes, it is better to prune the bunch back to 4-5 hands as soon as possible.
===Known Afflictions=== ===Known Afflictions===
*Pests - *Pests -
-Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes+Thrips, Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
*Susceptible Diseases - *Susceptible Diseases -
-Panama disease and black sigatoka+Panama disease, black sigatoka, cordana leaf spot, cigar end rot
*Resistant Diseases - *Resistant Diseases -

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Cultivar Name

Musa 'super plantain'

Synonyms

Pictures

2012-10-03172645.jpg

2011-06-13184109.jpg

HPIM1027-1.jpg

Description

This is a popular variety, which grows to about 12 feet high in the standard form and 6' high in the dwarf form. The fruit is terrific and is a staple of Caribbean and Latin cuisine. The superplantain and dwarf superplantain are french-type bunch reversion sports of Maricongo and Common dwarf plantain respectively. This plantain produces a high quantity of plantains that are smaller than the plantains typical of the false-horn plants it is derived from.

  • Genetic Group -

Origin

  • Date realized in trade -

Usage

Type cooking

Flowering

  • Time To Bloom -
  • Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

  • Mature Height - 6'
  • Survival Zone -

9-10

  • Fruiting Zone -
  • Cold Hardiness - Less cold tolerant than other plantains
  • Wind -

Heavy bunches cause toppling, pruned bunches alleviate problem

  • Sun -

Full sun to no more than 30% shade Temperatures best over 65F

  • Taste Description -
  • Personal Notes - Higher quality fruit results from bunch pruning. This variety will likely produce 8-10 hands, however the bunch is highly conical and the lower hands have short fruit.
  • Growth tips - For marketing purposes, it is better to prune the bunch back to 4-5 hands as soon as possible.

Known Afflictions

  • Pests -

Thrips, Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

  • Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease, black sigatoka, cordana leaf spot, cigar end rot

  • Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

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

Members Growing This Banana

External

  • Sources