Musa Lady Finger

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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 'lady finger'

Synonyms

ladyfinger

Pictures

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Description

Cultivar with many small, very tasty fruits. It is wind and disease resistant. Can reach heights of up to 16 feet. Has survived the California rare-cold winter into 12 degrees for four nights straight. very cold-hardy. It makes a great landscape tree. 'Pups' should grow after the first year and each pup will produce fruit. Each hand should produce about 100+ bananas when properly cared for. It has dark-green leaves outlined in red trim.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

India

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height -

14-16 feet

• Survival Zone -

8-10

• Fruiting Zone -

• Cold Hardiness -

Very cold hardy.

• Wind -

Wind resistant

• Sun -

Full sun

• Taste Description -

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

• Resistant Diseases -

Very resistant against most diseases

Research Notes

Ladyfinger blooming pics

• 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