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Old 03-31-2011, 03:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: What's the Difference?

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Originally Posted by venturabananas View Post
Yug, it is a Manzano. See the following document:

http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nelsons/...nymsHawaii.pdf

According to this document, the main banana called "ladyfinger" in Hawaii is Manzano, or true Apple.

Your "dwarf apple" is more commonly known in the mainland US as dwarf Brazilian.

To my tastes, you have two real winners, which are quite distinct from each other.
That page is a good source of info - I'm going to have to save it.

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